Employability Strategy
The employability agenda has risen in
prominence at the University with a new strategy being approved by
Academic Board in June 2009. The development of this was heavily influenced by Bridges CETL’s work in relation to careers and personal development planning in the
curriculum and it will allow the work of Bridges to be sustained.
The strategy has five substantial core aims,
which are:
- To further enhance the University of Bedfordshire’s
reputation as a leading national and international institution for student
employability;
- To increase the visibility of
employability as a core strategic objective within the academic and student
culture of the University;
- To raise students’ awareness of the need
to experience and learn from a wide range of opportunities to develop and
practice high level employability skills;
- To support students in taking
responsibility for their personal, professional and academic development;
- To increase the range and availability of
student real-world, work experience opportunities, develop an enterprise and
entrepreneurship culture and increase the quality, depth and range of work with
employers.
Resources
- Download the Employability Strategy document (view PDF).
- For further information
on any of the above, please contact Eileen Scott, Head of the Centre for
Personal and Career Development (ext. 2494).
