The project Developing a Student-led Employability Audit Toolkit for HE STEM Curricula facilitated collaboration between students, graduate employers and staff in order to establish a set of criteria to enable an audit of the extent to which employability support was currently integrated within the University of Exeter’s Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering degree programmes. These criteria then formed part of an openly available ‘employability audit toolkit’ for HE STEM curricula that could be used by other HEIs to benchmark their existing programmes.
The projects' CLJ captured the thoughts and experiences of students and academics involved in the process. Captures were done through video, with a total of 22 media cards produced. A few examples follow; for the full range, head to CreativeSTEM.
An employability workshop tackles the problem of graduates distinguishing themselves from the crowd in a competitive jobs market.This activity was undertaken as a part of the National HE STEM Programme, via the South West Spoke. For more information on South West Spoke projects, please see www.hestem-sw.org.uk. For more information on the overall national programme, please see www.hestem.ac.uk
Exeter student, Sam Adams explains just how much he benefited from the careers element in his degree, which saw students interview professionals in the workplace about how they had become successful engineers.This activity was undertaken as a part of the National HE STEM Programme, via the South West Spoke. For more information on South West Spoke projects, please see www.hestem-sw.org.uk. For more information on the overall national programme, please see www.hestem.ac.uk
Exeter student, Samantha Pine explains why a greater emphasis on teamwork, communication and project management skills will help her get more from her degree.This activity was undertaken as a part of the National HE STEM Programme, via the South West Spoke. For more information on South West Spoke projects, please see www.hestem-sw.org.uk. For moreinformation on the overall national programme, please see www.hestem.ac.uk
A greater focus on modeling and problem solving will equip students with the skills to deal with real life difficulties, says Dr Louise Walker from the University of ManchesterThis activity was undertaken as a part of the National HE STEM Programme, via the South West Spoke. For more information on South West Spoke projects, please see www.hestem-sw.org.uk. For more information on the overall national programme, please see www.hestem.ac.uk
Remember, the full selection of media cards for the Employability Skills CLJ can be accessed at www.creativestem.co.uk
