Work Placement Overview, Statistics, Podcasts and Design Competition Lisa Ward 10 th October, 2007 ADA Networks.

Work PlacementOverview, Statistics, Podcasts

and Design Competition

Lisa Ward

10th October, 2007

ADA Networks

TQEF Project: Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision

Work Placements

Section One

Introduction

Section Two

Background Statistics

Section Three

Placement Podcasts

Section Four

Extra Mile Awards - Design Competition


Section One

Introduction


Lisa Ward - Kodak

• Wanted to work in Operational Research• Students who got jobs were the ‘good talkers’• Disillusioned after second year• Stereotypes of manufacturing• Statistics work• Expanded career opportunities• Added Bonus


Lisa Ward - Glaxo

• Competed with other students

• Apply knowledge

• Interest in people management

• Placements made a big difference to my career

• Also made a big difference to my education – Barclay’s Bank


Section Two

Placement

Statistics


Sandwich Degrees

Take up of sandwich degrees for those

registered is only around 50%


Placement Take Up Trends

• UK wide trend for decrease in sandwich placement take up, confirmed anecdotally by other universities

• Decrease since 1990s• Why?

– The research base is inconclusive – lots of competing factors

• More students living at home?• Greater financial pressure?• Peer Pressure?


Initial Research (2006) - Highlights

Do students who do sandwich degrees get betterDegrees?

Jobs? Salaries?

Students from University of Huddersfield who graduated in 2004, six months after graduation (DLHE). Registered on a sandwich degree (approximately 2000 students). Comparison:

– Studied over four years with one year sandwich placement – Studied full-time over three years


Six Months After Graduation – Employment Statistics

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In our survey year 14% more graduates were in work who had done a sandwich placement.


Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Classifications

1. Managers and Senior Officials2. Professional Occupations3. Associate Professional and Technical

Occupations4. Administrative and Secretarial Occupations5. Skilled Trades Occupations6. Personal Services Occupations7. Sales and Customer Service Occupations8. Process, Plant and Machine Operatives9. Elementary Occupations


All Sandwich DegreesJobs Six Months After Graduation

18%

15%

67%

Managers, SeniorOfficials andProfessionals

Associate Professionaland TechnicalOccupations

Other Job, DoingSomething Else orLooking for Work

24%

29%

47%

Placement -Yes Placement - No


Art, Design and Architecture Graduates Jobs Six Months After Graduation

12%

37%

51%

16%

18%

66%

Managers, SeniorOfficials andProfessionals

Associate Professionaland TechnicalOccupations

Other Job, DoingSomething Else orLooking for W ork

•Improved chance of getting an Assoc. Professional or Tech•Often typical ‘graduate’ jobs for ADA Graduates.•Other jobs: Customer Service ahead of admin. and sec.

Placement - Yes Placement - No


Graduate Salaries by Occupation GroupingPlacement Taken (Yes or No)

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Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Salaries

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First Class and Upper Second Class Degrees

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Summary

In our survey students who did placements tended to get:

– Better degrees – Better jobs– Better salaries

BUTWe can not link this directly and say this is solely because of placements. However placement tutors often say that students come back:

– More mature– Ready to learn– Improved context for academic learning– More determined to do well and get a good job


Section Three

Placement Podcasts


Introduction to Podcasts

• Persuade students to consider taking up a placement.

• DVD (take home today)

• Plan to host on University Website

• Next phase 12 students on sandwich placement year with employers and tutors.


Placement Podcasts: Our Film


Placement Podcasts: Film for Mobile Device


Placement Podcasts: Website


Section Four

Extra Mile AwardsStudent Design

Competition


Extra Mile Winners 2006


• Started in 2006

• Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund Sponsored.

• Nominated entirely by students

• For staff members who have gone ‘the extra mile’ to ensure a positive student experience.

Extra Mile Awards 2007


From concept to final piece, produce a unique award/trophy or artwork as an Extra Mile Award prize

• To design and produce an individual prize

• Presented to one of the top prize winners.

• Needs to be non gender or age specific, and should be culturally sensitive.

Student Competition


What Skills Will You Gain?

Employability Skills Demonstrated• Problem solving• Concept development • Self promotion• Pitching to a ‘real world’ panel• Time and self management skills• Costing & budget management• Application and development of design

and creative skills


Launch – 10th OctoberArt and Design Network Event

• You are invited to submit a proposal by 12 noon on Friday 26th October

• An A4 image or sketch of the proposed award

• Accompanying rationale (max 60 words)

• Cost estimates

• How and where the item will be made.


Pitch to Client Panel – 31st October, ADA Placement Conference

Up to 12 students will be selected to pitch to a client panel. All students selected to pitch will be rewarded with a £20 Calder Graphics voucher*

PitchEach student will be allocated up to 5 minutes

to pitch their ideas to the panel. Project costing and production schedule need to be discussed. A portfolio can be left with the panel.


Prizes and Commissioning

1st Prize: £150, 2nd Prize: £100, 3rd Prize: £50Calder Graphics Voucher* * Or similar

Commissioning• The panel will select three finalists to be commissioned

to produce their award. The panel will allocate funding for design and production costs.

• Commissioned pieces must be delivered by 30th November, 2007

• The judges will decide on the order of final prize winners once completed pieces have been delivered.

• The judges’ decision is final. • Good luck!


Timescales and Criteria

TimescalesLaunch: Wed 10 OctoberProposal Deadline: Fri 26 Oct Notification to pitch: Mon 29 OctPitch to Client Panel: Wed 31 OctCommission notification: Fri 2 NovCompletion and hand in: Fri 30 Nov

Awards will be presented to staff by the University Vice Chancellor Professor Bob Cryan and Pro-vice Chancellor Professor Sue Frost at the Extra Mile Awards dinner on Wed 5 Dec 2007

Commissioned students will be awarded their prizes of Calder Graphics vouchers* following submission of their completed pieces.


Designs Must Be

• Producible in the given time scales • Non gender or age specific• Culturally sensitive• Costed accurately• Appropriate to the end outcome, consideration should

be given to – Weight, – size, – robustness

• Submit proposals to: Tracy Lannon, R2/1 or Email [email protected]. Successful students requested to pitch will hear from the panel by 5pm on Monday 29th October


Contact Details

Lisa Ward

TQEF Work Placement and Project Manager

01484 473085

[email protected]

Work Placement Overview, Statistics, Podcasts and Design Competition Lisa Ward 10 th October, 2007 ADA Networks.

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