Approaches to Embedding Job Securement & Success into the Curriculum

This session will give information and a selection of approaches to embed employability into the core curriculum at the University of Portsmouth. Students have busy lives and often, many are unable to engage with activities beyond their degree due to part-time work and external responsibilities such as caring for others. Therefore, it is often most effective to build employability activities into the core curriculum. This session will give top-tips for ‘drop in’ sessions that can support students’ employability and importantly, knowledge of recruitment skills like writing personal statements to job specifications and interview practice. This session will outline how courses can have minor programme amendments to create employability-focused assessments to make employability development a mandatory element of the student experience. The session will also outline how alumni can play a part in supporting discussions about graduate journeys.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Explore how to embed employability into the curriculum, through validated and drop-in activities to support students.
  
• Communicate a variety of approaches to embed employability into assessments and core contact time activities.
  
• Explore opportunities of engaging alumni in the curriculum, to inspire and provide role models to current students.

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