Eluned Jones, Director of Student Employability Putting the extra into Birmingham’s extra-curricular work experience

Some context  New institutional Employability Strategy  Development of five College Employability Teams  Creation of dedicated College Internship Officer posts  Enhanced Internship, Work Experience and Mentoring programmes  Move to no unpaid work internships or placements  Agreement that university would finance all programmes

Employability Services – Hub and Spoke Model CEC Centre College of Life and Environmental Sciences Employability Team College of Medical and Dental Sciences Employability Team Learning Centres Libraries The Guild College of Social Sciences Employability Team Student Entrepreneurship & Innovation College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Employability Team Satellite Delivery Centres The PSA International Students Services Employers & Work Experience Services Careers Information Services Business School Careers in Business Service College of Arts and Law Employability Team Postgraduate Student Services Student Employability Team

College Employability Team CEC Assistant Director Careers Education College Student Employability Team Careers Information Assistant Application Support Adviser Careers Adviser College Careers Consultant College Senior Academic Employability Lead Internship & Work Experience Officer College Employability Staff Educational Enhancement Fellows Business Development Managers Alumni Relations Officers Placement Officers Careers Tutors Wider College Employability Team CEC led College Employability Team CEC Central Employer & Events Team Enterprise & Innovation Postgraduate Services International Std Services Information & Online services PSA Student Employability Team Alumni Employers

Internships & Work Experience Programmes UK Professional 18, self sourced UK work experience, up to £800 Gateway 100, self sourced work experience, up to £2,000, open to A2B or low family income Externships 100+ alumni, 1:1 or small group mentoring, up to £50 International 42, self sourced overseas work experience, up to £800 Global Challenge 15+ High profile global placements, 6-8 weeks, up to £9,000, opportunities (to date) in US, India, Australia Leadership Mentoring 15 Famous alumni, 1:1 mentoring of finalists Research 28, self sourced UoB research experience, up to £500 Pass it On Work Experience Resource Student generated work experience, shared via database Internships Alumni Mentoring Work Experience

UK Work Experience Do something wonderful! Press Office Intern, Liberty UK Charity Cycle Tour Sports Science research Porcupine keeper, Birmingham

International Work Experience Do something extraordinary! Sustainability, South Africa Botanical research, Cuba Dinosaur dig, Utah Community work, Nepal Dam building, Kenya Mental health project, Sri lanka Ornithology, Micronesia

Global Challenge Internships Do something astounding! USA INDIA BRAZIL AUSTRALIA CANADA HONG KONG

If in doubt, go for the ‘aaahh’ factor

Reflection, accreditation and recognition  All programmes count towards the PSA  Required attendance at employability workshops, briefings and de-briefings  Assessed reflective element  Compulsory Case Study and preferred ambassador / mentor role  Use of >>Progress>> (UoB’s PDP) to record and reflect  Researched over past 3 years to assess impact on self perceived employability and from 2011 – graduate employability

Thank you Eluned Jones