Graduate destinations. In excess of 50 pc of our students are from households where income is less than £42,000 pa so we understand the importance of ensuring that students have the knowledge, skills and experiences to be able to fully exploit their journey into Higher Education and gain employment in graduate-level jobs. Using the University’s STEP programme our Careers Service is to introduce specific employability support through a bespoke careers customer relationship management system to enable individual students to access more timely, relevant and pertinent support. Access to job opportunities has been improved as has the management information to support WP students through into the work place and as alumni. Many of our programmes have embedded work placements, links with employers, industry accreditations, as well as sector-specific employability and enterprise modules. We also have a start- up enterprise module that is run by the Business School, available to all students who wish to launch their own business at the end of their studies. To support effective transition to the labour market, we have invested in a progressive work experience programme tailored both to students’ courses and their career aspirations on graduation that launched in 2013-14. This builds upon the existing services and support of our Careers and Employability Service to ensure that students will graduate with: A good quality, current CV. Interview preparation. Experience of a recruitment process. Transferable skills for the workplace – as per CBI ‘Future Fit’ report of 2009. Substantive work experience. Our commitment is to make sure that Level 5 students and graduates from all disciplines who register on the programme, and successfully complete the necessary preparation, have the opportunity to apply for an expanded programme of carefully matched short and longer term internships with employers. In response to the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2012-13 (DLHE) survey the Careers and Employability Service focuses on collaborative working with academic departments principally to deliver experiential learning opportunities to develop employability skills. Using DLHE survey results a gap analysis reveals those departments where the greatest effort to achieve either graduate employability or further study is required.
Graduate destinations. In excess of 50% of our students are from households where income is less than £42,000 so we understand the importance of ensuring that students have the knowledge, skills and experiences to be able to fully exploit their journey into higher education and gain employment in graduate-level jobs. Many of our programmes have embedded work placements, links with employers, industry accreditations, as well as sector-specific employability and enterprise modules. We also have a start-up enterprise module that is run by the School of Enterprise, Management and Leadership that is available to all students who wish to launch their own business at the end of their studies. To support effective transition to the labour market, in we have invested in a progressive work experience package tailored both to students’ courses and their career aspirations on graduation that will launch in 2013/14. This builds upon the existing services and support of our Careers Service. This aims to ensure that students will graduate with: • a good quality up-to-date CV • interview preparation • identifying transferable skills • workplace skills • substantive relevant work experience • experience of a recruitment process Our commitment is to make sure that students and graduates from all disciplines who register on the programme, and successfully complete the necessary preparation, have the opportunity to apply for an expanded programme of carefully matched short and longer term internships with employers. Postgraduate support Transition to postgraduate study for students from LPNs has been as much a barrier as progression to HE in the first instance. In recognition of this, the University has developed the following support package for our graduates. • Awareness raising sessions about postgraduate study • Postgraduate taster sessions • Research and Training Skills development for progression to postgraduate study • Financial support to encourage further study with flexible payment options
Graduate destinations. The University’s performance on the national GDS administered through the GCA has remained exemplary in the area of graduate employment, with a consistent rise in rates of further study. For 2011: Employment—Rank 6th; Further study—Rank 7th.
