1. Recent developments and update
Marcus Andrews, Head of Member Services

2. Strategy – what happened in 2018/19
Advocacy: consultation responses, critical relationships continue to be developed with UUK, HECSU, HESA and OfS
Community: 5 new Service Members and a new task group
Quality: Membership Quality Standard development
Learning: Review of portfolio change of conference format
Research and Knowledge: Commissioned research projects

3. Strategy – what’s next
Advocacy: Communicate about strategic themes, policies and best practice
Community: Member engagement
Quality: Membership Quality Standard roll-out
Learning: Continue to review the portfolio
Research and Knowledge: Enhanced profile

4. Themes Social Mobility: Toolkit Regionalisation: Collaboration
Graduate Outcomes Data Insights
Internationalisation replaced by Academic Alignment

5. https://www.agcas.org.uk/Alumni-Network- Community
Website
Community

6. Communications AGCAS-ALUMNI@JISCMAIL.AC.UK – your discussion list
Resources on the Alumni Network webpage
Next?
History of AGCAS updated
News and events?

7. Team Elaine Boyes Executive Director Marcus Andrews
Head of Member Services
Vacant
Membership Manager
Christopher Dean
Membership Officer
Erica Imhof
Professional Development Manager
Moira Dodd
Sponsorship and Booking Officer
Gemma Green
Head of External Relations
Policy and Research Manager
Kerrie Farrand
Senior Publications Officer (Mat. leave)
Grace Lippolis
Senior Publications Officer (Secondment)
Sarah Nichols
Publications Officer
Francesca Bauer
Editor
Gavin Arno
Finance and Operations Manager
Hazel Wood
Finance and Office Administrator
Communications and Governance Support Officer
Shelley Morgan
ScotGrad Graduate Recruitment Manager

8. Latest findings

9. Opportunities and challenges
Changes mean opportunities
Opportunities
HE policy discourse: TEF and subject-level TEF, Graduate Outcomes survey, WP and social mobility agendas, embedding employability
Buoyant graduate labour market and positive employer engagement
Employability as an institutional priority

10. Opportunities and challenges
Changes mean challenges
Challenges
Limited resources: “Doing more with less”
Managing expectations: “Ensuring we can continue to meet demand given the level of interest in what we do”
Student engagement: “Engaging students and graduates who need careers and employability the most”

11. Innovation with external stakeholders
Engagement/relationship-building with external stakeholders
Regional/local business associations/networks
National professional bodies
Regional/local branches of national/international professional bodies
National sector organisations
District councils
Regional branches of national/international sector organisations
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Other national business organisations
International business organisations/networks
Other international organisations/networks

12. Innovation in targeted provision
Particular initiatives developed for specific students
Subject-specific students
Students with a disability or physical/mental condition(s)
Students aiming for self-employment/business start-up
Students from schools/areas of low HE participation
BME students
First-year students
Students from other disadvantaged backgrounds
First-generation HE students
Mature students
Students studying degree apprenticeships

13. Any Questions? News and events? Email communications@agcas.org.ukE:
T: +44(0)
@MarcusAGCAS
Marcus Andrews
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