Here's news of a one day workshop focusing on international dimensions of graduate employability. Looks interesting.
The FDTL5 Enhancing Graduate Employability Project is delighted to invite you to attend a one-day workshop entitled:
International Dimensions of Graduate Employability: Developing the global citizen
Friday 16th October 2009
Oxford Brookes University
Confirmed Speakers include:
· Brenda Little, Principal Policy Analyst, Centre for Higher Education Research and Information
· Chris Shiel, Director of the Centre for Global Perspectives, Bournemouth University
· David Bagley, Head of Enterprise and Employability, University of Central Lancashire
This workshop will provide an opportunity to:
· Explore institutional approaches to embedding employability
· Explore some key issues surrounding graduate employability with a specific focus on international perspectives
· Consider the demand for graduate skills in a difficult economic climate
· Enable the sharing of best practice within the higher education sector to enhance graduate level employability
Attendance is free of charge but places are limited. The event will be of interest to academics with an interest in employability from across subject disciplines, careers advisors, senior institutional staff and employers.
To register your interest in this workshop please e-mail: hlst@brookes.ac.uk.
Complimentary copies of the following publications will be made available on the day:
“Delivering Graduate Employability:
Case studies in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism”
Edited by Sarah Graves and Angela Maher
and
“Graduate Employability: Can higher education deliver?”
Angela Maher and Sarah Graves
The workshop is being run by the FDTL5 Enhancing Graduate Employability Project and is supported by the HLST and BMAF Higher Education Academy Subject Centres and the Oxford Brookes University Careers and Employment Service.
The FDTL5 ‘Enhancing Graduate Employability’ project is directed by Oxford Brookes University and funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). Further detailed information and resources can be found on the project website at www.enhancingemployability.org.uk
