AGCAS

There is one week left to submit your nomination for the AGCAS Award for Excellence in Careers and Employability Service Engagement, part of the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2025. 🏆 Show your appreciation for a fantastic employer who is making a difference to your students and graduates. Submit your 300 word nomination by 7 February. https://lnkd.in/eY9__GAU #employer #awards #student #graduate #careers #employability

We are investing in our future trainers and expanding our current training portfolio. Apply for this year’s free, online Peer Training programme and boost your CPD. Current trainer Afua Kudom FHEA MA Cantab PG Dip Kudom shares what she has gained from delivering AGCAS training. Apply by 24 February: https://lnkd.in/ez2KrrQE #careers #employability #training #professionaldevelopment #CPD

📢 The AGCAS AGM will take place on 25 February with guest speaker Lord David Willetts Lord Willetts will talk about the Resolution Foundation’s recent report 'Are universities worth it?' which looks at the evidence underpinning the value of a university education and considers policy options for the future. 📅 Tuesday 25 February, 11-12:30, online via Zoom 📝 Full and partner members, register here: https://lnkd.in/ee4DbwhM

In this blog, Jeremy Swan explains how the Academic Employability Awards are enhancing the sector by celebrating outstanding employability initiatives in the curriculum. Free to enter, these brand new awards provide a platform to share good practice and have your innovative work recognised. Submit your nomination by the extended deadline of Friday 21 February. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e3czzQHV Universities UK GuildHE Institute of Student Employers Gradcore Virtual Internships #employability #academicemployability #curriculum #awards #careers

This week the Sutton Trust published new research showing a growing gap between working-class and middle-class graduates in accessing internships, which is driven by employers continuing to underpay interns and giving opportunities to friends and family rather than advertising them: https://lnkd.in/eJ-Ji8Wp While we recognise this can be a complex issue, AGCAS has long been concerned about unpaid internships and we would encourage employers to develop fair internship and work experience models that support social mobility and recognise the contribution that interns make. Not only is there a moral obligation to offer fair rates of pay, it also helps to widen the talent pool by ensuring that opportunities are available to people from all backgrounds. Our Work Experience Standard sets out some guidelines to ensure that opportunities offered to students and graduates are fair and high quality: https://lnkd.in/eQZW7VX3 Barrie Grey, AGCAS President, said: "I know firsthand the significant work our members do to develop high quality paid internships and work-related learning as part of a student’s degree. Along with the highest quality of support for students we work hard to ensure students and graduates are not disadvantaged because they cannot access paid experiences. Diversity is at the core of talent development and productivity and we work tirelessly to help employers see it is in their interests to offer accessible paid opportunities to attract diverse talent to their organisations."

Are you leading the work on embedding employability in the curriculum at your institution? Join AGCAS and the University of Exeter for an in-person networking session for academic and careers staff to share best practice and challenges around in-curriculum work. 📅 Thursday 13 February, 11-3, University of Exeter 📝 Register for your free place and join this exciting network: https://lnkd.in/e9sjfsUr #careers #employability #academic #curriculum #students #graduates #awards

📢 Train to become an AGCAS trainer - for free! We are investing in our future trainers and on a mission to expand our training portfolio. Applications are now open for our free, online Peer Training programme. We're looking for future trainers knowledgeable in one or more of the following areas: 🔹 Artificial intelligence 🔹 Data/data analysis including demonstrating impact 🔹 Employer engagement/liaison 🔹 Enterprise and entrepreneurship 🔹 Placements, internships and work-related learning 🔹 Student/graduate engagement, including marketing and communications 🔹 Supporting students with diverse needs, including neurodiversity Learn more and apply for the programme before 24 February: https://lnkd.in/e_YbNHm4 #CPD #training #learning #personaldevelopment #careers #employability #AI #data #employer #enterprise #entrepreneurship #placements #internships #workrelatedlearning #student #graduate #neurodiversity #marketing #communications

WE ARE RECRUITING: Join the AGCAS team as Communications Officer 🏠 Location: Home-based 💷 Salary: £25-35k, depending on experience 📅 Application deadline: 23 February Full details: https://lnkd.in/eTRtn7ia #communications #commsjobs #communicationsjobs #careers #employability

New AGCAS research outlines the role and scope of the work of student workers in careers and employability services, the training they receive and the perceived advantages and drawbacks to employing them. Overall, respondents felt the benefits of employing student workers far outweighed the drawbacks and there was enthusiasm for the work they do. Careers services are benefitting from an enhanced understanding of student needs. The top three benefits to student workers themselves, as reported by their head of service, are: 🔸 Opportunities for skills development 🔸 Practical work experience 🔸 Paid work The findings are based on an autumn 2024 survey of 80 UK and Ireland careers service leaders. The report, available to AGCAS full members, includes data to allow services to benchmark their student employment and plan for the future. The report is enriched by a series of case studies from AGCAS members and their student workers. Thank you to Dr Sophie-Louise Hyde Ruth O'Riordan Eleanor Donoghue Bev Herring Hannah Newmarch and all the student workers who shared their stories. Read research headlines: https://lnkd.in/eWZhvd2C #careers #employability #students #graduates #employment #training #research #data

📢 Latest resources to share with your students A range of updated AGCAS job profiles are now live on Prospects.ac.uk, including: 🔹 Crime scene investigator 🔹 Illustrator 🔹 Osteopath 🔹 Transport planner Updated What can I do with my degree? titles are: 🔹 American studies 🔹 Geology 🔹 Medicine 🔹 Real estate Full list of updated titles: https://lnkd.in/eWzvGxjn #students #graduates #careers #employability #jobprofiles #graduatecareers