Presentation at HEA-funded workshop 'Fit for the workplace - collaborative approaches to enhancing graduate employability in Sport '.
The workshop was integrated with the university’s undergraduate Sport Employability Conference (SEC) and provided delegates with the opportunity to discuss approaches to enhancing graduate employability whilst also observing students showcasing their work based learning. Sessions included engagement with a wide variety of national and local employers.
This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/SKAMpE
For further details of the HEA's work on Employability and Global Citizenship in the Social Sciences see: http://bit.ly/17n8Knj
3. Schedule
10.00 Overview of the day / introduction
10.30 Graduate employability – dissemination of research findings
(Dr Hannah Mawson)
11.15 Coffee
11.30 Embedding employability within the curriculum – USW Case Study
(Rob Griffiths, Paul Rainer and Jonathan Evans)
12.30 Lunch / Networking
13:15 Employers Exhibition/ Student poster presentations
14.00 Employer Forum – Question Time
15.00 Event close
4. Time Session Details
9:00am Arrival, registration (Conference Centre, Treforest Campus)
9:30am Welcome session & Keynote (All conference attendees)
10:00am Session 1* Session 2* Session 3* Session 4*
Schools / Education ‘Getting the Job’ ‘Making the most
of your Job’
Sporting
Pathways
Routes into
sports careers
HEA Seminar –
‘Fit for the
workplace -
collaborative
approaches to
enhancing
graduate
employability in
Sport’
10:30am Schools / Education ‘Getting the Job’ ‘Making the most
of your Job’
Sporting
Pathways
Routes into
sports careers
11:00am Schools / Education ‘Getting the Job’ ‘Making the most
of your Job’
Sporting
Pathways
Routes into
sports careers
11:30am Details of Employability Fair (All Students)(Application process etc.)
Placement/module updates
Employers
Forum
12:00pm Lunch (Recreation Centre, Treforest Campus)
1:00pm
Employers Fair 3rd Year Student Poster
Presentations
3:00pm Close
5. About USW
• 33,000 students (65% Welsh)
• Equal numbers under 21 as over 30
The university will
1. support students to achieve their professional and career
aspirations by embedding employability in the curriculum and
maximising their chances of finding employment
2. be among the leading UK institutions for the proportion of
graduates in employment or further study
3. embed and foster a culture of enterprise and entrepreneurship
across the institution and provide facilities to support student
start-ups
6. Undergraduate Sport Courses
@USW
School of Health, Sport and Professional Practice
Merger of universities & fusion of faculties
Generic Sport Specialist
BA Sports Development FD Rugby Coaching & Development
BA Sport Management BSc Rugby Coaching & Performance
BSc Sports Studies FD Football Coaching & Development
BSc Sport & Exercise Science BSc Football Coaching & Performance
BSc Sports Coaching FD Community Football Coaching &
Development in partnership with
Football League Trust
7. The Employability Journey
• Strategic priority from 2005
Pre-requisites of working within sports development sector
(SkillsActive, 2005)
1. Industry experience (paid or voluntary)
2. People skills
3. Coaching qualifications
• Students not prepared for industry
• Sandwich year placements limited
• Voluntary opportunities not taken up
• Embedded within modules
• Placements linked to assessments
8. Current Position
• Core focus on ‘employability’ across all Sports Degree programmes
• Currently have partnerships with nearly 50 sports organisations and
employers across South Wales
• Work-Based Learning is embedded into all sports degree programmes
at Level 5 and 6 (years 2 & 3)
• 6000 community coaching and leadership volunteer hours provided
during 2013/14
• Additional opportunities to gain experience on the sports industry
through volunteering, paid work and internships.
• 92% of sport students are in employment or are undertaking further
study within 6 months of graduation (Graduate Destination Survey
2012)
41. Q6. Sports graduates have the right
‘soft’ skills (e.g. communication) to
make them employable
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
43. Q7. Universities should provide
students with other skills (e.g.
customer service)
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
45. Q8. Students possess enough
subject knowledge to be
employable in my organisation
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
47. Q9. The purpose of a placement is to
provide students with industry-
specific knowledge
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
49. Q10. Students who have undertaken
a placement as part of their degree
are more employable
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree