Centrally delivered by career Possible loss of FTEs experts Opportunity for employer involvement Embedded in History, CSEE, Clear linkage to discipline Ensuring that career subject SBS, Glasgow, base content is in ‘hosted’ Glasgow modules with congruent Careers part of the host Caledonian, degree content Goldsmiths, Need to map content Careers feels a natural part of Leeds across different modules the degree Curriculum review & Continuous learning across development the student journey Opportunity for employer involvement Co-curricular Maths & Continuous learning across Additional teaching above modules Psychology the student journey the 360 credits (Essex) No loss of degree content Student take up / work load Can count towards timetabled Depth of learning hours for KIS Resource implications for Opportunity for employer E&CC involvement As a rule each department will adopt one model as the main way of delivering CDL. At Essex each of these models is currently being successfully used. To ensure consistency, a common list of topics is used, with some scope for local variation. Theme Recommended element Optional (specialist sessions taking an in-depth look a specialist issue) Self-awareness Understanding self and Personal Development Planning Opportunity awareness Career options with degree PG options The graduate labour market & Entrepreneurship Employer requirements Work experience, volunteering and Study Abroad Decision making Personally relevant career options Career Decisions Tools Transition learning Graduate recruitment & selection Job presentations Job vacancies Psychometric tests CVs and Cover letters Mock assessment Centres Application forms Interviews & Assessment Centres SK700 Understanding Employability Preparing for your Future is a 15 credit, assessed – module which counts towards degree classification. This draws on the Career Studies approach advocated by Phil McCash. At Essex this has been adapted for Sociology, History and Literature Film Theatre Studies. In line with the Career Studies philosophy it aims to create a space where students can critically in the context of their examine ‘career’
Centrally delivered by career experts Opportunity for employer involvement Possible loss of FTEs Embedded in subject History, CSEE, SBS, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Goldsmiths, Leeds Clear linkage to discipline base Careers part of the host degree Careers feels a natural part of the degree Continuous learning across the student journey Opportunity for employer involvement Ensuring that career content is ‘hosted’ in modules with congruent content Need to map content across different modules Curriculum review & development Co-curricular modules Maths & Psychology (Essex) Continuous learning across the student journey No loss of degree content Can count towards timetabled hours for KIS Opportunity for employer involvement Additional teaching above the 360 credits Student take up / work load Depth of learning Resource implications for E&CC As a rule each department will adopt one model as the main way of delivering CDL. At Essex each of these models is currently being successfully used. To ensure consistency, a common list of topics is used, with some scope for local variation. Theme Recommended element Optional (specialist sessions taking an in-depth look a specialist issue) Self-awareness Understanding self and Personal Development Planning Opportunity awareness Career options with degree PG options The graduate labour market & Employer requirements Entrepreneurship Work experience, volunteering and Study Abroad Decision making Personally relevant career options Career Decisions Tools Transition learning Graduate recruitment & selection Job presentations Job vacancies Psychometric tests CVs and Cover letters Mock assessment Centres Application forms Interviews & Assessment Centres SK700 – Understanding Employability Preparing for your Future is a 15 credit, assessed module which counts towards degree classification. This draws on the Career Studies approach advocated by Phil McCash. At Essex this has been adapted for Sociology, History and Literature Film Theatre Studies. In line with the Career Studies philosophy it aims to create a space where students can examine ‘career’ critically in the context of their
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