The Graduate Employability Conference provides a vital platform to determine how all universities can develop innovative strategies and an institution wide approach to enhance student employability in an increasingly competitive jobs market.
Participants will have the opportunity to hear from policy experts and gain best practice insights on successfully developing student services and embedding employability into course design. Leading practitioners will share strategies for fostering effective partnerships with employers and advancing student careers services to support student wellbeing and the best employability outcomes for new graduates.
Reasons to Attend
how all higher education institutions can improve and update their employability strategies to reflect the latest trends in an increasingly competitive jobs market
practical solutions for developing student services and careers departments to successfully close the employability gap, improve social mobility and widen participation for disadvantaged students
how employability can be embedded into the design and development of academic courses and how universities can develop an institution wide approach
from examples of best practice and innovative methods demonstrating how to advance students in the employability market to ensure regional retention of graduates
how the higher education sector can successfully collaborate with employers from diverse sectors to develop employment opportunities for future graduates
the progress of the new graduate outcomes survey and how to develop an employability strategy to support its continuing implementation
student wellbeing through mentoring and a collaborative approach, helping students in their transition to employment
with leading higher education experts, employers and practitioners to share best practice and guidance in securing high quality graduate employment outcomes for students
- Careers Advisers
- Careers Consultants
- Careers Managers
- Deans
- Director of Employer Engagement
- Directors of Careers
- Directors of Employability
- Directors of Learning
- Employability Co-ordinators
- Employability Managers
- Heads of Business Relations
- Head of Careers and Employability
- Heads of Student Services
- Placement and Careers Managers
- Senior Lecturers
- Student Development Co-ordinators
- Student Experience Leads
*This Conference is also open to the wider public and private sectors to encourage networking and debate.
