Employability Symposium: Breaking the mould 2020

Session 1

Dr Maria Romero-Gonzalez, Queen Mary University of London

Mapping skills for curriculum design using a programme-level approach View Document

Dr Iwi Ugiagbe-Green, University of Leeds

Who’s job is it anyway? Inclusive approaches to developing students’ work-readiness View Document

Lisa McWilliams and Bernie Grannon, Keele University

Keele Connector: Developing innovative support for the most disadvantaged students View Document

Ben Robertson and Professor Andrew Cooper, Leeds Beckett University

How to develop career cartographies: Embedding innovative online careers and employability learning through collaborative co-creative design with students and employers View Document

Gabrielle Binnie, AGCAS

No borders, just horizons: Supporting international student and graduate employability View Document

Parallel Session 2 - Workshops

Strand 1

Yvette Wharton, Abertay University

Embracing chaos: Preparing students for the chaos of working in the real world View Document

Parallel Session 2 - Workshops

Strand 2

Dr Peter Kahn, University of Liverpool

Employability and beyond: Preparing students for work that involves making contributions to shared agendas View Document

Parallel Session 3

Strand 1

Dr Graham Manville, University of East Anglia

Authentic Assessment: Work-integrated/work-related learning to promote self-efficacy View Document

Dr Xiaowen Gao, University of Greenwich

Employability transition in higher education: Case study of Chinese international students in the UK View Document

Dr Marina Boz, Anglia Ruskin University

Work-integrated learning as an inclusive pedagogy for employability: The case of Live Briefs at Anglia Ruskin University View Document

Parallel Session 3

Strand 2

Dr Sara Namvar, University of Salford

TED-style talks to enhance employability View Document

Emma Laws, The Open University

Virtual internships: The student and employer perspective on an innovative approach to more flexible work experience opportunities View Document

Vianna Renaud, Bournemouth University

Reflecting Back': Final year student to first year student employability coaching and mentoring View Document

Parallel Session 3

Strand 3

Helena Knapton, Edge Hill University

Social justice and employability: How to embody this in staff collaboration in order to improve student opportunities View Document

Dr Usha Sundaram, University of East Anglia

Reframing employability strategy implementation as complex dynamic configurations of networks, systems, and ecosystems View Document

Esther Kent and Simon Thompson, Sheffield Hallam University

Cracking the Employability Code: Season 1 - Highly skilled employment View Document

Iwan Williams, University of Liverpool

Re-thinking the Employability Delivery Model: The future of Faculty alignment View Document

Dr Andrew Hirst, University of York

From Physics degree to work: Developing students’ work mobility, mind-set and career readiness View Document

Parallel Session 4

Strand 1

Bowen Revill, Sheffield Hallam University

Student expertise, perceptions of value to employers, and ability to have an impact View Document

Dr Joy Perkins, University of Aberdeen

Is this for real? Business community engagement and authentic learning View Document

Debra Longridge, University of Derby

Transforming employability at the University of Derby, using the Advance HE Student Success Framework to create an integrated approach to curriculum design and development View Document

Parallel Session 4

Strand 2

Mick McCormick, Rosie Meade and Eddie Tunnah, The Open University

Employability Frameworks and Personal Development Planning: Closing the loop View Document

Deborah Sloan and Ursula McTaggart, Ulster University

Keeping it real: Measuring leadership competencies in the workplace View Document

Katherine Leopold, University of Greenwich

Exploring differences between Economics students and other business subjects through responses to a faculty wide shared personal and professional development course View Document

Parallel Session 4

Strand 3

Katie Dallison, Imperial College London

Tackling Masters students' employability View Document