Followers of this blog may be interested in a conference just announced by the ceth CETL (Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning) which is developing work around the employability of humanities and social science students.
The announcement and call for papers is below.
Employability in the Curriculum: Beyond the Bolt-on?
First Call for Papers
A ceth conference; www.uclan.ac.uk/ceth
Key Note Speakers so far include:
- Professor Freda Tallantyre (HEA)
- Professor Lee Harvey (Copenhagen Business School)
- Professor Ronald Barnett (Institute of Education, University of London)
The University of Central Lancashire’s Centre for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning (ceth) invites you to explore the processes, value, and impact of
different ways of delivering employability within subject curricula and asks
whether we have moved beyond the bolt-on and to what effect?
You are invited to register and to submit a paper.
The main themes we wish to explore include:
• Embedding employability in non-vocational disciplines
• Work-based learning
• Learning spaces and real/realistic work environments
• Employer, community and alumni engagement
• Teaching, identifying and assessing employability skills
• Evaluation and impact
• The voice of the students
Further details can be seen at
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/ceth/conference.php along with registration
forms and details for submitting a presentation, or call us on 01772 892250.
Janet Lange
Director, ceth at the University of Central Lancashire, jlange@uclan.ac.uk
