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AGCAS Biennial Presentation by the Skills Awards Group. Written by Vicky Mann and Zara Hooley
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And the Award
goes to…Vicky Mann – University of NottinghamZara Hooley – University of Leicester
Skills Awards
Employabilit
y…and
beyond!
Awards Task Group
True
or
False?
Research
Research
University Group Number of Responses
Institutions
1994 Group 11 Bath, Durham, Goldsmiths, Lancaster, Leicester, Loughborough, Queen Mary, Reading, St Andrews, Sussex, York
Russell Group 10 Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Warwick
Alliance Group 13 Bournemouth, Bradford, De Montfort, Hertfordshire, Huddersfield, Lincoln, LJMU, MMU, Nottingham Trent, Oxford Brookes, Salford, Sheffield Hallam, West of England Bristol
Million+ Group 14 Abertay Dundee, Bedfordshire, Birmingham City, Bolton, UCLAN, Coventry, Derby, Gloucestershire, London Metropolitan, London South Bank, Northampton, Roehampton, Southampton Solent, Sunderland
UKADIA Group 0No group 17 Aberdeen, Aston, Bangor, Bishop Grosseteste Lincoln, Brunel, Chichester,
City, Dundee, Edge Hill, Hull, Kent, St Mary’s, Trinity College Dublin, UCL, Ulster, Winchester, Worcester
Institution not identified
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Research
Student numbers Average FTE
Less than 100 0.4 FTE
100-250 0.9 FTE
250-500 0.9 FTE
500-1000 1 FTE
1000-2000 1.5FTE
2000-3000 No results
3000 + 2.3 FTE (this excludes WOW programme)
FTE
Research
“PGT Award asks students to reflect on the value of their masters study to their future employment. There are 3 compulsory workshops for students to attend. Assessment is by reflective portfolio and interview”.
“UG and PGR awards have different points structures and slightly different learning outcomes. PGTs are only eligible…if they studied their UG [here]”
“Eventually there will be content differences based on subject and level, but the pilot is generic…with option choices”
“Postgraduate Researchers undertake a parallel award with more emphasis on research skills”
University Group Institutions who offer Award to PGT’s/PGR’s
1994 Group Leicester, Durham, Sussex, Reading, York, Bath, Lancaster
Russell Group Edinburgh, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton, Bristol, Warwick
Alliance Group MMU, LJMU, Salford, Hertfordshire, Bournemouth, Lincoln, Oxford Brookes
Million+ Group UCLAN, Birmingham City, Southampton Solent, Roehampton, Northampton, Bedfordshire, Derby
UKADIA Group 0
No group Worcester, Aberdeen, Kent, Trinity College Dublin, Hull
Institution not identified
1
Research – PG inclusion
Research - employer engagement
50 % Employer endorsem
ent
21.6% Sponsorship
Consideration of (top level)
candidates..for their Global Univ. scheme
Some employers will only consider our
students if they have taken our skills
certificate
We have had interview offers after
observation of student presentations
More likely to take applications forward
Research - employer engagement
The AGR:
If everyone does a skills certificate will that devalue the benefit to the
individual…
Too few students can sign up and those that do are probably the
motivated ones who need it least…
What’s in it for employers?
What are the best ways to engage?
Validation – how do you ensure quality of the experience for the student?
What are the challenges of working with employers?
◦ Ideas for inclusion
◦ Best practice
◦ Share experiences – what has worked and what hasn’t
What do employers say?
Challenges
Opportunities
Ideas
Employer engagement
Research - challenges, opportunities and the future for Awards
Staff resource 49.1%
Academic buy in 41.5%
Research - challenges, opportunities and the future for Awards
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What are the top 3 challenges you foresee going forward over the next 12 months?
key challenges presented in the research - what are the key issues
and what solutions/opportunities can we seek to overcome these
Key Challenges
Feedback
Collaborative practice, beyond Careers…
Institutional recognition on the transcript and the HEAR
External stakeholder engagement
Strategic positioning
Next steps….
Impact
◦ DEHLE
◦ KIS
◦ NSS
◦ WP
Sharing best practice
Possible themes
AGCAS Awards Task group
Hosted by University of Leicester
Paper/workshop submission call
Conference proposal Jan 12th 2012
The Task Group
http://www.agcas.org.uk/agcas_resources/334-Skills-Awards
-Task-Group-careers-information-resources
http://www.agcas.org.uk/pages/discussion-lists
Vicky Mann
Nottingham Advantage Award Manager
Zara Hooley
Leicester Award Coordinator
Twitter @ZaraHooley
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