What happens to Bangor graduates who do not continue into academia? Preferred graduate employment? Graduate employment? Employment? Unemployment? “Data on employment rates are set to become more prominent and, controversially, students may soon have access to details about the graduate earnings associated with every university course.” Rebecca Attwood, THE, No.1963, September 2010 pending significant increase in tuition fees students expecting even more value for money increased emphasis on equipping students with skills to succeed in (and, if necessary, to continue to succeed in) the competitive jobs market Increase in graduate numbers = + +

Employers’ thoughts on employability:- UK Commission for Employment and Skills comparison of 20 published definitions; common factors:- * personal communication skills * using numbers, words and technology * team-working * customer care * having a positive approach * ready to participate * accepting of new ideas * accepting of constructive criticism Recruitment company, Reed, surveyed 800 companies to find their key staff qualities: * honesty and trustworthiness, * commitment, * adaptability, * accountability; 1212 of 1263 employers agreed that the desired mindset was preferable to possessing the complete skill-set. CBI-UUK nationwide survey: 35% of students would have taken stand-alone employability programme had it been available 34% of students would have taken up opportunity of an internship 23% of students would have taken sandwich course had option been available 21% of universities expected students to address employability themselves Students’ thoughts on employability:-

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The Core Programme must be completed in full in order to qualify for the Award. The activities are designed to be spread out over your whole time at Bangor as opposed to trying to fit it all in at the start.

B-Enterprising Co-curricular Route Life Long Learning GO Wales Bilingual Bonus Route* ( ≤30 xp) Careers & Employability Service Route Bangor Students’ Union Route Work External Organisations Route Vocational Bonus Route~ You can choose whichever route you like through the Options Programme, or amend your ‘route’ at any time throughout the scheme.

BEA 200 BEA – OPTIONS PROGRAMME (70xp, 100xp, 130xp) BEA - CORE PROGRAMME (30xp, 50xp, 70xp) CES Activities 30xp Skills Reflection 30xp* CES Activities 20xp Skills Reflection 20xp* Skills Reflection 20xp* Skills Reflection 10xp* Skills Reflection 10xp* BEA 150 CESBU Academic SchoolCES BU Academic School Students’ Union BU Service Dept. Employer Alumni Other External Skills Reflection 40xp* Volunteering Work Experience Enterprise Language & Culture Other skills development Options Categories: CESEmployer Alumni Co- & Extra-Curricular Activities Curricular Activities BEA 100 Core Activities

Leeds Met: Technology Enhanced Employability UWIC Employability E-module Teeside University Manchester University JISC employability event Dundee University “Building Capacity….” Gwella Assessment, audio reflection, peer assessment & more

The Core Programme must be completed in full in order to qualify for the Award. The activities are designed to be spread out over your whole time at Bangor as opposed to trying to fit it all in at the start.

More top graduates chase fewer job vacancies (Financial Times, , p4) Interns will secure one third of graduate jobs (The Guardian, , p13) Want to get a job? Take a break from the books, graduates told (The Independent, , p18) Top graduate jobs ‘only for interns’ (Daily Mail, , p31) Graduates without work experience 'won't find job‘ (Daily Telegraph, ) Almost half of graduates 'ill- equipped for world of work’ (The Guardian, )