www.le.ac.uk/careers Supporting Students for University & Beyond Richard Wilcock Career Development Manager
Www.le.ac.uk/careers Supporting Students for University & Beyond Richard Wilcock Career Development Manager.
Mar 31, 2015
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www.le.ac.uk/careers
Supporting Students for University & Beyond
Richard WilcockCareer Development Manager
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Labour market
“The jobless total for 16 to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 991,000 in the quarter, a jobless rate of 21.3%”1
1 www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15271800
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Graduate Labour market
• 1,800 : 8
• 60
• >60%
• 100%
• 400’000
• c.£18-25k
Applications : roles, major FMCG
Average number of applicants per vacancy
Graduates receive a 2:1 or better
More applications in 2010 than 2008
New graduates each year
Average graduate salary
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What it means to be an employable graduate
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White paper
“We will radically improve and expand the information available to prospective students, making available much more information about individual courses […] and graduate employment prospects [...] including on employment and earnings outcomes...”
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Key Information Set
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Strategic context
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Audiences
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Themes
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Contexts• Central• Departmental• Curricular• Extra-curricular• Co-curricular
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• Careers fairs• Internships (internal and
external)• Volunteering opportunities• Enterprise opportunities
Formats• Online resources• 1-to-1 appointments• Teaching• Leicester Award• Employer-led workshops
and events
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Examples: Succeed in your studies• Launch of Peer Assisted
Learning project
• Development of LD social media presence
• Extension of departmental activity and curriculum alignment
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Examples: Gain experience• Leicester Graduate
Internship Programme
• Internships with local SMEs
• Working in Social Enterprise, Enterprise Inc (inc £51k funding)
• Volunteering programmes
• Mentee young entrepreneur of the year
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Examples: Develop your career• Closer college alignment
• Minimum programme now in all taught undergraduate programmes
• Tailored departmental interventions
• Working in partnership with ELT, colleges and departments to identify, plan, organise and run appropriate employer engagement activities
• Maintaining central services
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Careers fairs
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