AGCAS Community - Diversity

New report examines graduate destinations by age

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:19:40 GMT

A new report commissioned by the AGCAS Diversity Task Group examines the destinations of graduates categorised by age, to examine whether age impacts on a graduate's post-graduation employment prospects. What Happens Next: Age Report has produced some very interesting results.

AGCAS Diversity Task Group: an update on activity

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:15:32 GMT

The AGCAS Diversity Task Group was formed in April 2010 to explore, share and develop good practice in relation to the diverse needs, backgrounds and aspirations of a varied client group. During this time, the group has focused on a range of ways to develop services and resources.

Postgraduate education consultation - AGCAS response

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:25:24 GMT

AGCAS has responded to a Higher Education Commission consultation on postgraduate education with a call for a review of funding, better access to work experience for postgraduate students and research staff, greater investment in careers education, information, advice and guidance for postgraduates and prospective students and more dialogue between HE and employers on postgraduate education and the needs of business.

AGCAS represented at diversity careers events

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:50:34 GMT

Percy Ngcobo, a member of the AGCAS Diversity Task Group, attended various LGBT careers events in the autumn of 2011, including the CASS LGBT Society Careers Panel Networking event, the Careers Diversity Show, and the Inside and Out Investment Banking event.

100 companies open up work experience places

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:36:04 GMT

One hundred companies have signed up to Nick Clegg's social mobility strategy, pledging their firms will open up opportunities for work experience to try to bring an end to career advancement by 'who you know'.

First career destinations of disabled graduates - research published

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:08:56 GMT

The AGCAS Disability Task Group has produced its annual report on the first destinations of disabled graduates nationally, What Happens Next? This year's report indicates a certain level of stability returning to the graduate labour market following last year’s downturn.

Social mobility toolkit for the professions

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:07:25 GMT

Professions for Good, a public information campaign to which many professional bodies have signed up, is developing a Social Mobility Toolkit on behalf of the Gateways to the Professions Collaborative Forum and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Fireworks and networks

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:21:38 GMT

The difference of opinion on brokering unpaid internships is just one example of tensions in the coalition government: Nick Clegg has condemned them, saying 'we want a fair job market based on merit, not networks'; David Cameron is 'very relaxed' about offering work placements to people he knows. Gill Frigerio, Course Director of the Management of Student Work Experience programme at The University of Warwick, considers the theory behind the recent debates on social mobility and asks if it really is all about who you know.

Careers Employability Adviser (First Generational Scholars)

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:23:12 GMT

Gender Equality in STEM Workshops - for careers professionals in HE, FE and adult services (at locations throughout the UK)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:41:09 GMT

A series of free one-day UKRC workshops to raise awareness of the need for widening career choice for girls and women in science, engineering and technology (SET). The workshops will run between February and May in various locations throughout the UK.

Supporting the Transition - Careers Service Support to Disabled Students and Graduates, Sheffield

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:18 GMT

A one-day event designed and delivered by the AGCAS Disability Task Group for careers staff to help disabled students and graduates progress beyond their current course.