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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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
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
17/09/2020
Tackling Masters students' employability View Document