The Careers and Employability Team offers support and consultancy expertise to support delivery of the Employability Plan, including meeting the requirements of the Highly Skilled Employment initiative (HSE). This involves:
Employability Consultants:
- Agree employability and career planning priorities with college/school/institutes.
- Provide consultancy advice and expertise on module design and assessment, developing students' employability and career planning abilities.
- Lead and manage the team of Employability Advisers, including management of delivery of Career Readiness content within the curriculum to complement the content delivered by academic colleagues.
- Provide employability-specific training and development for staff, and resources, information and data to support course teams in delivering the Employability Plan.
Lead on the development of strategic initiatives centrally and in collaboration with colleges/schools/institutes, bringing new approaches to employability development, targeting where appropriate specific groups of students to improve highly skilled employment outcomes.
