Pre-Conference Workshops: Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Workshops A
9:00 am - 11:00 am STRATEGIES TO UTILISE DATASETS TO CRAFT AN INDIVIDUALISED STUDENT EMPLOYABILITY SERVICE
This workshop will focus on utilising datasets to track graduates career maturity. The University of Birmingham utilises over 300 000 datasets to identity students who might need extra support. The University can then intervene early and ensure these students can reach their full potential. Even before these red flags occur, the university surveys its students to identify what they are looking for from their employability program.
- Actively working with students identify an employability plan
- Identifying employment sector red flags
- Tracking degree progression
- Tailoring employment services through data
Facilitator:
Eluned Jones
Director of Student EmployabilityUniversity of Birmingham
Workshops B
11:30 am - 1:30 pm STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
This workshop is focused on developing professional identity, a key dimension of employability that enhances graduates’ confidence and capabilities when transitioning to work.
- It will examine how work experience, in particular Work Integrated Learning (WIL), can be useful for developing professional identity among higher education students.
- Participants will be given guidance on designing WIL that helps students to develop their professional self. This will include sharing and discussing activities which encourage students to make sense of their workplace experiences.
- The workshop is targeted at those who interact with students who gain work experience during their university years, such as through volunteering, service learning, internships, placements and/or practicums.
Facilitator:
Denise Jackson
Director, Work-Integrated Learning School of Business and LawEdith Cowan University
Workshops C
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: HOW SHOULD YOUR WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING AND EDUCATION BE ENACTED AND EXPERIENCED?
This session will explore a variety of case studies for Work Integrated Learning and explore what truly makes a successful strategy for their enactment and engagement.
- Considerations and goals for work-integrated education
- Curriculum and pedagogic practices supporting work integrated learning
- How students need to engage and practice
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