1. Workshop & seminar series Higher Education Academy

2. 2 Welcome Dr Ruth Mewis Academic Development Officer, Leadership and Strategy Ruth.Mewis@HEAcademy.ac.uk

3. 3 Works in partnership with HEIs, student bodies, academic and professional staff and sector agencies and funders. Champions excellence in learning and teaching in higher education. Committed to improving the student learning experience by: raising the status of teaching adding to the body of knowledge relating to pedagogy enhancing professional teaching practice facilitating networks and communities of practice. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/strategic-plan The Higher Education Academy Strategic Plan 2012-2016 The Higher Education Academy

4. Promote research and evidence that has informed departmental and institutional policy and practice HEA funded Hosted by individual institutions 2013-14 call closes 31 July 2013 Thematic Internationalisation ESD Employability HEAR Discipline Cover all disciplines within key themes http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/seminar-series 4 Workshop & seminar series

5. 5 HEA work in employability Develop and enhance institutions’ employability strategies Enhance graduate employability at disciplinary and cross-disciplinary levels Develop practitioners’ employability practice – Pedagogy for Employability Pedagogy for Employability – Learning and teaching summit – Teaching development grants – Employability framework

6. Defining and developing your approach to employability 17 October 2013, The Studio Birmingham To disseminate information, good practice and provide opportunities for discussion and networking Launch of the HEA Employability Framework, a process for embedding employability into the curriculum Online bookings 6 HEA employability conference

7. Teaching development grants Create innovative evidence-informed practice in L&T 2013/14 covers ALL HEA themes, including employability Departmental call closes 2 August 2013. Mike Baker doctoral programme Funding for extensive study in L&T Call closes noon 23 Sept 2013 International scholarship scheme Funding to spend 3-6 months visiting international institution Next call opens 3 Sept 2013 (closes noon 20 Jan 2014) http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding 7 Funding opportunities

8. Website Details of events, resources and funding http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/employability http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/employability Mailing list Sign up through My Academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my_academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my_academy Email the employability team Employability@heacademy.ac.uk Employability@heacademy.ac.uk 8 Keep in touch