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Getting Started with Employability<\/h4>\n

Employability skills, often referred to as soft or transferable skills, are a set of attributes that go beyond technical or academic knowledge and are highly valued by employers. These skills are essential for success in the workplace and are applicable across various industries and professions. Employability skills contribute to an individual’s ability to secure and maintain employment, adapt to a dynamic work environment, and excel in their chosen career.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \u2018[We view] employability as enabling student to develop \u201cthe knowledge, skills, experience, behaviour, attributes, achievements, and attitudes that enable graduates to make successful transitions benefitting them, the economy and their communities\u2019. <\/blockquote>\n
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Employers seek graduates who not only possess academic knowledge but also have practical skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptability. By integrating employability skills into the curriculum, universities can equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in their chosen careers. Cardiff University has highlighted six key skill areas as its Graduate Attributes; to be recognised and developed throughout each students\u2019 journey.<\/p>\n

Graduate employability outcomes are important to both students and UK higher education providers, with the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) graduate outcomes survey used as a key data set in all UK league tables. The HESA reports, \u2018Securing a job shortly after graduation\u2019 was the third most important indicator identified by undergraduates when assessing the value and quality of their programmes (65%), after \u2018fair assessment and feedback\u2019 (91%) and \u2018quality of teaching\u2019 (94%) (Universities UK 2020, p3).<\/p>\n

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Quality of Teaching<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Fair Assessment and Feedback<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Securing a job shortly after Graduation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Embedding Employability at Cardiff University<\/h4>\n

The Way Forward; Cardiff University’s Education and Students Sub-strategy<\/h4>\n

Planning for Successful Student Futures<\/p>\n

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Ensure our curriculum provides learning experiences that equip students for whatever path they follow once they graduate, including greater integration and visibility of graduate attributes and employability in all programmes; university-wide courses in a broader range of skills, for example quantitative methods, digital skills and languages.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Engage local, national, and international employers and other partners, including our alumni community, in curriculum design and delivery, through an Employer Advisory Board.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Source a wide range of domestic and international placement opportunities in all sectors, available in traditional, virtual, and blended formats. Includes hosting student and graduate placements within the University, expanding our alumni mentoring and placement opportunities, and providing placement opportunities with Welsh SMEs to support the local economy and ensure the retention of graduate skills in Wales.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Provide expanded opportunities to develop enterprise skills and entrepreneurship, through business start-ups and innovative projects that use research to spark answers to society\u2019s challenges.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Embedding employability 1<\/h3>

Activity:\u00a0 Reflect on your programme content<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where the Graduate Attributes are explicity recognised within your curriculum?<\/p>\n

How are Graduate Attributes developed and linked to assessment?<\/p>\n

Are there opportunities for Work Placements or Internships as part of your programme?<\/p>\n

Is it possible to partner with local industries to demonstratethe curriculum in action to your students?<\/p>\n

What kinds of opportunities exist for your students to start their own business?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n\n \n\n\n

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\n Employability is relevant to all students and at all levels of study. To be addressed effectively, employability should be embedded into all learning and teaching policies, processes and practices and considered throughout the student lifecycle, from the very start of a student programme through to completion of their studies. Graduates should be equipped to make successful transitions not just on graduation but throughout their life, and to manage their careers effectively. <\/blockquote>\n
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Student Futures and Employability in the curriculum<\/h4>\n

The Student Futures Framework sets out the approach that the Student Futures Team takes to supporting graduate employability, both in the curriculum and through additional, developmental activities available to students during their time at Cardiff.<\/p>\n

The Framework represents a shift from responsive and transactional activity to a strategic approach focused on embedded, accessible, impactful and sustainable opportunities, designed to deliver employability and enterprise support for all. It relies on working collaboratively with academic colleagues, the Education Development Service and employers to support the design and delivery of pedagogically driven programmes, with a coherent student-centred journey, and inclusivity, employability and sustainability fully embedded throughout.<\/p>\n

Recognising that students are often balancing a range of competing activities, including studying, work and caring responsibilities, the Student Futures Framework supports two broad approaches to embedding employability:<\/p>\n

Curricular activities<\/strong> \u2013 the employability activity is delivered as part of a credit-bearing element of the student\u2019s programme of study (e.g. an employability activity utilised as a form of authentic assessment for a module, or a work placement undertaken as part of a professional placement year)<\/p>\n

Extracurricular activities<\/strong> \u2013 the employability activity is delivered outside of the credit-bearing elements of the student\u2019s programme of study (e.g. participation in a skills workshop, or attendance at an employer presentation)<\/p>\n

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