The University of Greenwich plays a key role in educating and training the health and social care workforce with over 2,000 learners studying on professional practice programmes at any one time. Simulation is a highly effective approach to bridging theory and practice which is fundamental to all our health-related courses. The recent investment by the university […]
University of Greenwich launched a new employability programme to enable autistic students and recent graduates to access paid internships and tailored careers support and advice. Having autism can make it harder to find full-time work after you leave university, so they are working with employers as a part of the nationwide Higher Education Network programme with […]
The TUCAN Studio was originally set up in 2017 to support Teesside University students and graduates gain experience of working on paid real-life commercial projects, and in particular, to broaden the application of creative digital skills by enabling students and graduates to work with sectors such as health, engineering, and the police. TUCAN Studio brings […]
The Assessment Centre Experience (ACE) is an ISE award winning mock assessment centre simulation, run by the University of Hertfordshire in partnership with Smart Resourcing Solutions (SRS). ACE has been recognised as one of the largest mock assessment centre simulations in the UK and will be attended by over 3000 students of the University of […]
Every course at Anglia Ruskin University is developed in partnership with Employer Advisory Groups looking at all aspects of the curriculum to ensure employability is fully integrated into course content and design. Read what some of their employer partners say below. Wellcome Sanger Institute We have a huge skills shortage in bioinformaticians and ARU offers […]
Oxford Brookes University’s ACES project matches second and final year accounting student volunteers with charities and social enterprises, to provide services such as book-keeping and end of year statements. Find out more below. The Accounting for Community: Engaging Students (ACES) scheme gives our students the opportunity to gain real-life experience whilst helping local community organisations. […]
The University of South Wales have recently graduated the first cohort in England and Wales to complete a new graduate diploma in policing, combining combine real-life policing experiences on division with academic learning. Having experienced a combination of university lectures and academic learning with life on the beat, the officers are the first in Wales […]
The UK’s First ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ Established in 2014, the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) marks a step-change in the way the UK is tackling industry’s well-documented skills and technology gaps. Since establishment, AME has flourished to become an award-winning facility, recognised as the UK’s first ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ […]
Students at Birmingham City University get to train in motion capture technology using a MILO unit, now one of only two owned by Universities in Europe. Read about their Media Centre below. Our cutting-edge facilities, including the largest University TV studio, are housed within a purpose-built Media Centre at The Parkside Building, part of our […]
Birmingham City University runs a £3.3 million business skills and growth project, providing local companies with access to graduate recruits, interns and project staff with the skills businesses need to grow; a Higher-Level Skills Match service to support SME’s to recruit and upskill. Find out more here.
