Employability in Art & Design ‘Rich Exchanges’ Employability & Enterprise Conference June 2012 Hilary Price - Creative Employability Studio Coordinator
Current Employability Initiatives Creative Industries & Opportunities Module Professional Experience Module Professional Placement (Sandwich) Extra Curricular Activities i.e. Enrichment Programme Visiting Practitioners & Industry Visits SPEED Communications i.e. Noticeboards, Facebook, WOLF Live Briefs
Illustration Live Brief Blair Frame (L6) ‘The Saviour’
Illustration Live Brief Sarah Jennings(L5) ‘The Magic Behind the Mirror’
Illustration Live Brief Lindsay Pritchard (MA) ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’
Illustration Live Brief Matthew Jones (MA) ‘The Pyramid of Doom’
Opportunities for Intervention All interventions appropriate to art & design disciples and visible, so that students know they are gaining experience, skills and knowledge relevant to their future careers. Share best practice amongst Creative Industries & Opportunities e.g Student Interviews Curriculum Audit - identify all of the employability outcomes that are already in our modules Increase our students exposure to Practitioners e.g. AIR Integrate Wolverhampton Employability Award Creative e-Porfolio
Employability in Art & Design ‘Rich Exchanges’ Employability & Enterprise Conference June 2012 Hilary Price - Creative Employability Studio Coordinator