Biennial Conference 2011, Nottingham
-
Tue 13 Sep 2011
to
Thu 15 Sep 2011
Downloads
Keynote speakers
Richard Riley
Richard Riley - presentation files
Anne-Marie Martin
Anne-Marie Martin - presentation files
Dr Paul Redmond
Will Hutton
Will Hutton - presentation files
Margaret Dane
Margaret Dane - presentation files
Kate Dodd
Kate Dodd - presentation files
Welcome sessions
International Welcome session - UK (Margaret Dane)
International Welcome session - South Africa overview (Cathy Sims)
International Welcome session - Australia (Alan McAlpine)
Newcomers welcome session - Margaret Dane
Workshops session 1
W103 - Are we really a profession?
W104 - College students, careers services and the development of the labour market in China
W105 - Student transition and professional identity
W106 - How do you solve a problem like impact? Careers services, shifting agendas, and the pressure to make a difference
W106 - Podcast
W107 - Project management - how to design projects that attract funding and create impact
W108 - Understanding student expectations and national and international best practice
W109 - 3 careers services, 18 months, 90 graduate startups and some new best friends
W112 - Implementation of the DLHE Review for 2011/12
W113 - ESCAPES: Improving the student work placement experience
W113 - Postgraduate Placements Portal
W113 - ESCAPES
Workshops session 2
W201 - The Triple Jump Passport: An interactive guide to managing the demands and expectations of MBA students
W201 - Suggested MBA Resources
W202 - Unlocking the potential of DLHE data for strategic influence
W205 - Workglobal - an online international alumni careers resource
W206 - The place to be: Pros and cons of centralised or devolved models for effective management of career and placement services
W207 - New ways of delivering high-value on-campus recruitment opportunities for students and recruiters
W207 - Podcast
W208 - 'Who wants to reflect on their career?' Using voting technology to explore student responses to careers guidance
W211 - Student volunteering: A successful way to enhance learning and employability
W211 - Student volunteering (notes)
Workshops session 3
W302 - Employability in the curriculum - developing a contextualised approach
W303 - Do career development modules improve employability and potential?
W306 - A lexical approach to employability: defining and measuring a complex concept
W307 - Teacher training
W308 - More than doctors and nurses - graduate careers in the NHS
W308 - Dr Richard Scott
W308 - Vicki Finlay
W308 - Rob Farace
W312 - Career development for finalists - what makes the difference?
W312 - Career Tactics
W314 - Positive psychology and constructive conversations: the key to SOARing for Success?
W315 - Question Time - what students need to know
W316 - Finding and using labour market information with students
W316 - Labour Market Information
Workshops session 4
W401 - Bioscience careers information
W402 - Real Prospects 2011: Investigating graduate labour market experience
W403 - Psychometric tests for careers guidance
W405 - How successful work experience preparation could lead to graduate employment
W408 - Securing global talent: the immigration cap and beyond
W409 - Should employability be compulsory?
W410 - 'Making the world their oyster' - an innovative work placement module
W411 - What do students think about their employability?
Workshops session 5
W501 - What's the point of career theory?
W503 - Strengthening student employability at Warwick
W504 - Creative careers fairs
W506 - Lessons learned from graduate internships
W510 - Demystifying the PhD process
W511 - Effectively supporting subject-based student societies to maximise the student experience and employability agenda
W512 - On campus reflections: Students and graduates evaluate social media - Podcast
W515 - Researchers' digest
Workshops session 6
W601 - DLHE for the future
W601 - DLHE Longitudinal Survey of 2006/07 graduates
W602 - Futuretrack: The story so far...
W603 - High quality support for disabled students on a limited budget
W605 - Career coaching: Stimulating new direction or guidance in a suit? It's time to look at the evidence
W607 - And the award goes to...
W608 - LinkedIn lab for beginners
W609 - One-to-one, one-to-many? Are traditional practice skills still relevant?
W609 - Podcast
W610 - The past, the present and the future of student employment
The premier event in the HE careers calendar is a three-day conference, comprising three stand-alone days. It will be of interest to anyone interested in careers information, advice and guidance, employability and/or the graduate labour market. The theme is Working Smarter for Sustainability and Success. The conference will be held at The University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus.
The conference will include a mix of top quality keynote presentations, a wide range of workshops and an exhibition. Day 2 includes the conference dinner and AGCAS Awards for Excellence ceremony.
Every day will offer plenty of formal and informal opportunities to network, make new contacts and socialise with other AGCAS members, careers professionals, employers and representatives from professional organisations.
The benefits to yourself and your organisation of getting involved include a raised profile with well-informed HE careers professionals from the UK and overseas, and the opportunity to debate and network with a wide range of delegates including managers and policy makers from higher education, business and government, as well as people who do a job like yours.
Programme
The conference will include a mix of keynote presentations, a wide range of workshops and an extensive exhibition. A full programme is available below.
Networking
The conference offers formal and informal opportunities to network, make new contacts and socialise with AGCAS members, other careers professionals, employers and representatives from professional organisations. Ideally, attend the whole conference or, if you cannot be there for all three days, just come to part of it. The programme below will help you decide which day(s) are most appropriate for you.
Tweet to #agcasbc11
Workshops
There will be over 80 workshops on offer. The range and quality of the workshops has been a high point at recent conferences.
AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2011
The AGCAS Awards for Excellence will be presented at the conference dinner on Wednesday 14 September. The shortlist has been announced.
Booking for the conference
Booking is now closed.
Date(s) & Timing 13 Sep 2011 - 15 Sep 2011 (3 day event) Venue University of Nottingham Add to calendar Download event to my Outlook Calendar
Select 'Open' rather than 'Save' when prompted by your browser.
Tags: biennial Nottingham #biennial2011 agcas award awards for excellence #agcasbc11
-
Biennial 2011: Programme downloads
- Conference programme (3.1 MB)
-
Biennial 2011: Workshops downloads
- Workshop programme (318 KB)
If items are locked please check that you are registered and signed in to ensure that you can see all parts of the site to which you have been given access.
Quick Text Search
Tag Search
Sponsored by
Award Sponsor and Conference pad sponsor
Conference Exhibitor and Conference dinner table sponsor
