April 2017
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This conference brought out latest thinking and initiatives to improve graduate employment outcomes. Delegates examined challenges in the graduate labour market, new trends in recruitment practices, and how universities can better work with business to improve employability of undergraduates.
It came with the Teaching Excellence Framework - which includes graduate employment rates and earnings as key metrics - being introduced in 2017 and was also timed follow the review of the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey, due to conclude in early 2017. Rachel Hewitt, Senior Data Policy & Governance Analyst, HESA delivered a keynote address on the outcomes of the review.
Delegates discussed how universities can better support students to improve CVs through extra-curricular activities whilst at university, work with industry to grow work experience opportunities, and successfully embed employability into the curriculum. Further sessions focused on how universities respond to changing interview practices, the impact on social mobility of ‘blind’ application processes as well as the issue of unpaid internships - and Dr Brooke Storer-Church, Higher Education Policy Adviser, HEFCE discussed the role of Degree Apprenticeships and the likely impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on graduate recruitment.
