Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 18, 2019

The University of Edinburgh, McEwan Hall, Careers Fair Day, Photo credit: Neil Hanna Photography. This is essential to help students make more informed choices about the kind of work they will really enjoy, and also because employers really value that experience in their recruitment processes. Importantly these are all paid.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Image credit: Alex Green, pexels, CC0 In this post, Shelagh Green, Director of Careers Service at The University of Edinburgh, offers an overview of the Scottish Government’s 2022 review of careers services for young people. And the burning question: will we see any demonstrable impact from such interventions?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

In this post, Susan Bird, the Link Careers Consultant for the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Edinburgh, explores a recent opportunity to strengthen ties between the Careers Service and evolving student support systems.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 3, 2023

Employability is not just the job of a Careers Service. Supporting students to develop the tools to enhance their self-awareness in times of decision, transition, personal development and future planning is desirable, and something that universities, as the producers of graduates, cannot ignore. 100% can recommend.”

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Compounded by the wider pressures facing Gen Z, these curricula developments have given urgency to the need for update links between ECA/Music and the University Careers Service , and also to generate new networks and resources that can better serve both students and academic staff.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Gavin is the Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service and this post forms part of the 20 Years of Enhancement theme. The question is how we best engage with and use these opportunities, and keeping our energy up so we can try to enjoy the ride.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 21, 2023

AI has been used in the UK graduate recruitment market for over a decade yet currently remains in the minority, with only 10% of Institute for Student Employment (ISE) members saying they use it. The launch of ChatGPT has created a new buzz around the opportunities and challenges of using AI in recruitment, as it has in many sectors.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In this first post, Colm Harmon, Vice-Principal Students, introduces the series, contextualising its importance in the landscape of the current Curriculum Transformation Programme. Helen Stringer, Assistant Director of the Careers Service, then provides some insights into the content of the series, before Colm offers a concluding statement.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

AUGUST 31, 2023

The project, funded by a PTAS grant, brought together academic staff from Moray House School of Education with practitioners in the Careers Service. One of the project aims has been to develop a sustainable career learning intervention which will be integrated within various provisions offered to students by the Careers Service.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 21, 2019

Photo credit: unsplash,Alejandro Escamilla, CC0 In this post, Eilidh Steele, Internships Manager at the Careers Service, highlights the Insights Programme, which exemplifies the fourth and final strand of the Widening Participation Strategy: ‘Support to Progress”. She is responsible for the Insights Programme and the Employ.ed

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 12, 2017

Actively supporting students in improving their employability through internships, whether on or off campus, really enhances the student experience by giving students ownership of their personal development – making them ready for the work place. Encourage students to apply for internships. Jan 12, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 20, 2017

But, in actual fact, I have now realised that employability can be found in all areas of your degree programme and in other activities out with University. Natalie Gilfedder Natalie Gilfedder is a final Year Business Management student. Read Heather Booton’s Teaching Matters post on her internship experience.

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MAY 29, 2018

Available at [link] [Last accessed 18/12/17] Walker, C, Gleaves, A and Grey, J (2006): ‘Can Students within Higher Education Learn to be Resilient and, Educationally Speaking, Does it Matter?’ Helen Stringer Helen Stringer is Assistant Director of the Careers Service, and has a remit for developing academic partnerships.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 17, 2018

CC0 [Pixabay] For a number of years now, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA) has been working closely with the Careers Service to help address the question every arts and humanities students faces at some point in their career: ‘So your degree; what are you going to do with that?

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MAY 21, 2019

Photo credit: unsplash,Alejandro Escamilla, CC0 In this post, Eilidh Steele, Internships Manager at the Careers Service, highlights the Insights Programme, which exemplifies the fourth and final strand of the Widening Participation Strategy: ‘Support to Progress”. She is responsible for the Insights Programme and the Employ.ed

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Institutions aim to support timely degree completion to minimize costs, ensure efficient resource utilization, and facilitate students' entry into the workforce or further educational pursuits. Career Outcomes The transition to the workforce or further education is an essential aspect of student success.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A couple of webinars and applications led me to realise that this programme is highly competitive as it offers something I think most students would massively benefit from: the opportunity to experience a snippet of professional life in a highly protected and supportive environment. However, the Employ.ed

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This was a big step in students taking control of their own learning and project managing with many different stakeholders. Creative problem solving, risk taking, lateral thinking, communication, project management, amongst the many core design skills this student employed in order to fulfil this unique ‘task’.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 17, 2019

Photo of PALS training day Back in January 2018, a group of staff and students in the Business School got their collective heads around the table to address the problem: ‘How can we get our UG students to engage more in their personal and professional development?’

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

This surely fosters a proactive and creative approach among students to find suitable opportunities. The careers service is directly involved in this course delivery with our school’s Careers Consultant providing valuable input during the initial stages.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This helps students, employers, and other stakeholders make informed decisions about the quality of HEIs and their programs. The CAA evaluates the effectiveness of the institution's leadership and management, as well as its policies and procedures for academic governance. They serve as a benchmark for quality.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 27, 2018

Through providing more formative feedback I hoped to demonstrate the elements of a good action plan and how to make a good action plan better, thus equipping students with skills for lifelong career management and increasing their chances of achieving their goals.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 14, 2017

The note of concern mechanism allows any student or member of staff to bring inadequate professional behaviours, health and well-being concerns or performance issues of any student to the attention of the student support management group (SSMG). Support services in the University also take part in this event.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 22, 2018

In essence, when looking at attributes students should develop while at university, for me, considering student destination is essential. May 22, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 18, 2017

With that said, go and see the Careers Service. It is designed to help you figure out what you want to do and how you can develop different skills and your own career pathway. Fortunately someone finally, gently, highlighted this to me. Go early, go often. Equally, be sure to make time in your day to read.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

Next steps: Read more about Graphic Design in a Box in Zoe Patterson’s blog post for Teaching Matters Lynsey Russell-Watts Lynsey Russell-Watts is a Careers Consultant in the University of Edinburgh Careers Service, with a focus on Edinburgh College of Art students. Jan 10, 2017

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 10, 2017

seeking and establishing communication with the course organiser, and communicating student comments and contributing their own views. sharing any concerns about students to their line manager/colleague responsible for PGWT. upholding the ethics of teaching of the institution and organisational unit at all times. Aug 10, 2017

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

History’s new curriculum ensures that high academic standards are not only maintained but also progressively improve over the course of a student’s degree. At the same time, we have incorporated a new awareness of employability.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Image credit: Andrea Piacquadio, pexels, CC0 In this post, Helen Stringer, Assistant Director of the Careers Service at The University of Edinburgh, summarises key themes from the latest Advance HE review of employability literature, such as work-integrated learning and employment inequalities.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 3, 2018

Might chemistry students gain the same benefit from experiential learning? To test this out, Philip Bailey (Head of Teaching, School of Chemistry) and Deborah Fowlis (Careers Consultant, Careers Service) co-ordinated interactive workshops run by experts from the chemical industry, enabling students to experience real workplace scenarios.

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