1. www.abdn.ac.uk/careers Supporting local graduate employment

2. Peter Fantom-Deputy Head of Careers & Appointments Service Bryan Snelling-Student Activities Manager, Students Association

3. Supporting local graduate employment uRegional Employment Forum uCity & Guilds Professional Development Award uFuture Skills Competition

4. Supporting local graduate employment uCity & Guilds Professional Development Award uCASSA Careers & Appointments Service/Students Association uRegional Employer Forum

5. Regional Employer Forum Careers Scotland Scottish Enterprise Grampian Federation of Small Businesses Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce Joblink, University of Aberdeen Students Association, University of Aberdeen Enterprise North East Trust University of Aberdeen Careers & Appointments Service The Robert Gordon University Careers Advisory Service Aberdeen City Council The Royal Navy Shell Livewire

6. Development of the competition uCity & Guilds PDA – Careers Service uLeadership course idea (USA) uESECT publication Are your students employable? University of Aberystwyth Student Skills Competition uSt Andrews Business Plan Competition

7. What we hope to achieve uSkills development/awareness uEncourage work experience and add value uImprove sports clubs and societies uRaising our profiles

8. Structure of the Competition uIndividual and team entries uObjectives setting uSelection of candidates uActivities, diary and evidence uMentors uPresentations, Interviews and Stalls uAwards ceremony and prize giving

9. The way forward uPilot programme in 2004/5 uExtended pilot in 2005/6 uAccreditation through Lifelong Learning Award uIntegration into PDP