rebecca ward, nwua [email protected] 0161 234 0439 he sector support jobcentre plus eures awareness...
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Rebecca Ward, [email protected]
0161 234 0439
HE Sector SupportHE Sector Support
Jobcentre Plus EURES Awareness Event Tuesday 2nd February 2010
HE Offer HE Offer • What can the HE sector offer?
– HEI Careers Services– Economic Challenge Investment Fund – Graduate Internships – Further Study
• Primarily for Professional & Executive clients• Inconsistent and time bound!
– JCP officers can contact me for more information [email protected] 0161 234 0439
HE in the North West HE in the North West • University of Bolton (9)• University of Central Lancashire (2,7)• University of Chester (18, 19)• University of Cumbria (1, 3, 4, 5)• Edge Hill University (8)• Lancaster University (6)• The University of Liverpool (16)• Liverpool Hope University (17)• The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (21)• Liverpool John Moores University (15)• The University of Manchester (12)• Manchester Metropolitan University (13, 20)• The Open University in the North West (11)• University of Salford (14)• Royal Northern College of Music (10)
• Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)• Careers library resources • Workshops
– Job search – Employability skills
• Priority to own new graduates but some services more widely available
HEI Careers Services HEI Careers Services
University Own Graduates Any Graduate (1 year)
Any Graduate (1-3 year)
Any Graduate (+3 year)
Website
Bolton Full access to information and advice
Full access to information and off-peak/ vacation access to advice
Full access to information and off-peak/ vacation access to advice
Full access to information
www.bolton.ac.uk/careers
UCLan Graduates of other institutions can book for appointments and workshops but priority is given to UCLan graduates on a first come first serve basis
www.uclan.ac.uk/futures
Chester * Full access to information, advice and workshops
Full access to information, advice and workshops
Full access to information and advice
Full access to information and advice
www.chester.ac.uk/careers
Cumbria Full access to information and advice and limited access to workshops
Full access to information and advice and limited access to workshops
Full access to information and advice and limited access to workshops
No access www.cumbria.ac.uk/Services/SDAS/Careers/careers.aspx
Edge Hill Full access to information and limited access to advice and workshops
Full access to information and limited access to workshops
Full access to information and limited access to workshops
Full access to information and limited access to workshops
www.edgehill.ac.uk/careers
HEI Careers Services HEI Careers Services
University Own Graduates Any Graduate (1 year)
Any Graduate (1-3 year)
Any Graduate (+3 year)
Web site
Lancaster Full access to information and advice and limited access to workshops
Full access to information, off-peak access to advice and limited access to workshops
Full access to information and off-peak access to advice
Full access to information
www.careers.lancs.ac.uk
Liverpool Hope Until September 2010 the services of Liverpool Hope University are open to graduates of any institution in the country no matter how long ago they graduated
www.hope.ac.uk/careers
LJMU Full access to information, advice and workshops
Full access to information and advice and limited access to workshops
Limited access to information, advice and workshops
Limited access to information, advice and workshops
www.ljmu.ac.uk/wow
Liverpool Full access to information, advice and workshops
Full access to information and workshops, off-peak access to advice
Full access to information and workshops, off-peak access to advice
Limited access to information and workshops
www.liv.ac.uk/careers
HEI Careers Services HEI Careers Services
University Own Graduates Any Graduate (1 year)
Any Graduate (1-3 year)
Any Graduate (+3 year)
Website
Manchester * Full access to information and advice and limited access to workshops
Full access to information and limited off-peak/vacation access to advice
Full access to information and limited off-peak/vacation access to advice
Full access to information
www.manchester.ac.uk/careers
MMU Full access to information, advice and workshops
Full access to information
Full access to information
Full access to information
www.mmu.ac.uk/careers
Salford Full access to information, advice and workshops
Full access to information and limited access to advice
Full access to information
No access www.careers.salford.ac.uk
Open University Full access to information, advice and workshops
Limited access to information and advice
Limited access to information and advice
Limited access to information and advice
www.open.ac.uk/careers
HEI Careers Services HEI Careers Services
* Charges for external graduates
NW ECIF activity NW ECIF activity • Nine NW universities secured Economic
Challenge Investment Funding from HEFCE– Nearly £3 million to support individuals and businesses
in the economic downturn• Over 6800 individual assists • Over 340 business assists• 48 new businesses
– Employability skills – Re-skillling CPD– Graduate start-up support – Enhanced IAG, coaching and mentoring
Institution Project Details Proposed outputs Contact
Liverpool Hope University
Careers Plus: Guidance, Events and Training for Individuals
Liverpool Hope University Voucher Scheme
450 free places on Enhanced Career Development Events Programme with follow-on Training for 270 individuals
Vouchers of between £50 and £5000 available to offset cost of provision
Tel: 0151 291 3005Web: www.hope.ac.uk/businessgatewayEmail: [email protected]
Liverpool John Moores University
Graduate Accelerator Employability Programme: Five day career development course for unemployed graduates and professionals
360 free places Tel: 0151 231 8099Web: www.ljmu.ac.uk/wowEmail: [email protected]
University of Bolton
CPD, APEL and other short courses
195 free places on CPD courses in 13 subjects and 40 days of certificated short courses for 12 delegates each
10 Short courses for the recently unemployed: 15 participants on each course
Tel: 01204 374874 Web: www.bolton.ac.uk/ServicesForBusiness/Recession/Home.aspxEmail: [email protected]
University of Chester
Accredited Postgraduate course in Business Innovation & Development for unemployed and underemployed graduates in the Cheshire & Warrington sub-region
300 places
Assistance for unemployed graduates in Careers and Employability centre
Tel: 01244 513066 Web: www.chester.ac.uk/careersEmail: [email protected]
Institution Project Details Proposed outputs Contact
University of Cumbria
Careers IAG to the unemployed
Free or subsidised training: 75% discounts to unemployed individuals
Taster courses provided in STEM related Logistics, Engineering, agriculture and environmental technologies.
IAG to be provided to at least 500 unemployed graduates
Discounted fees on HE courses for 100 people
Access and bridging programmes in STEM subjects to 100 learners
Tel: 01524 384 263 Web: http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/Services/SDAS/Careers/careers.aspxEmail: [email protected]
University of Liverpool
Merseyside Graduate Internship Programme*
*open to graduates from the University of Liverpool, LJMU and Liverpool Hope as well as those returning to Merseyside from other universities
Intensive career management workshops
250 free places for career management training and access to resources for 500
Tel: 0151 794 4647Web: http://www.liv.ac.uk/careers/graduates/index.htmEmail: [email protected]
University of Manchester
Manchester Business School Enterprise Master Classes & Mentoring delivered through the Manchester Enterprise Centre
Enterprise Master classes and mentoring for 750 students
Tel: 0161 275 7082Web: http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aboutus/enterprise/index.htmEmail: [email protected]
Graduate Internships Graduate Internships • Support for over 2000 graduate internships
– Graduates receiving JSA for six months+ can undertake internship for up to 13 weeks alongside claiming an allowance and looking for work.
• Graduate Talent Pool – http://graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk
• NWUA to produce summary of NW projects– [email protected]
Further Study Further Study
• Sources of information on student finance– www.direct.gov.uk
• Student Finance• Finance for Adult Learners
– University Websites • Fees and Finance pages
– Bursaries– Discounts– Vouchers
Further Study Further Study
NWUA database:
www.nwua.ac.uk/discoverHEwww.nwua.ac.uk/discoverHE
www.nwua.ac.uk/discoverHEwww.nwua.ac.uk/discoverHE
