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Association of higher education Careers services (AHECS)
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National Graduate Employability Forum
Wednesday 13 th April 2011 - Bewleys Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
This event will see the launch of a forum with a primary objective of agreeing a common definition of employability as it applies to students and graduates in an Irish HE context.
1.00pm Registration: Lunch/Tea/Coffee
1.45pm Welcome Address: Chair of AHECS, Seamus McEvoy
1.55pm Keynote: Tony Donohue , Irish Business Employers Confederation
2.15pm Workshop: Employability in the Curriculum,Graham Nicholson, Director,
University of Dundee
An interactive session for recruiters, academic staff and university careers professionals to explore innovative and traditional routes to embedding employability in the curriculum based on good practice within all the countries of the British Isles and beyond!
The outputs of the session will be:
- An overview and a sharing of a range of successful measures that graduate recruiters and universities have collaborated on to embed employability in the curriculum.
- Access to materials for participants to run intern programmes, careers insight into work related learning workshops, credit bearing careers education in the curriculum modules, PDP programmes.
- A clear vision for each participant of what measures would fit in with their own agendas
2.45pm Employability Discussion Groups
Employability definition
John Hannon, Head of Career Development Centre, NUI Galway & Sharon Milner, Employability Development Officer, University of Ulster.
Employability skills David Kilmartin, Head of Careers, Dublin Institution of Technology & Margaret Dane, Chief Executive AGCAS Employability:
Roadmap for the FuturePatrice Twomey, Director, Cooperative Education Careers Division, University of Limerick + David Foster, Head of Career Development Centre, University College Dublin
3.15pm Employability Discussion Group Feedback3.45pm Expert Panel: Tony Donohue (IBEC) Margaret Dane (AGCAS), Sharon Milner (UU), David
Foster (UCD), Alan Sherlock (Small Firms Association)
Open Forum for Q&A – ’The Way Forward’ facilitated by Muireann Ní
Dhuigneáin, Head of Careers, Dublin City University
4.15pm Developing Effective Relationships with our members, Chair of AHECS, Seamus McEvoy
4.30pm Closing remarks: Chair of AHECS, Seamus McEvoy
Event Feedback“We were delighted to be invited to attend and have input into the inaugural National Graduate Employability Forum. It was a very worthwhile event attended by a good mixture of recruiters, careers advisors and academics. The forum focused on a very important issue for our future graduates and the enthusiasm from all participants was very enlightening and brought positivity to the employment market which has been lacking since the economic downturn. We would be very keen to be included again and would hope that the participants would have longer to spend discussing the issues raised.”
“I found the National Graduate Employability Forum to be very useful. It was a rare and excellent opportunity for me to engage with other graduate recruiters, academics and Higher Education Careers professionals. It gave me an opportunity to hear information on how other countries look at the topic of employability. The discussion groups were both constructive and functional. I felt that a lot of progression around the topic was made in just one half day. I would like to see such a forum become an annual event”.
“The forum was excellent. I was very impressed with the quality of speakers and the way it kept to the advertised itinerary. I found the Seminar to be relevant and beneficial and it was great to see employers such as Ernst & Young and EMC in attendance also.”
"I believe the National Graduate Employability Forum was a well delivered, informational initiative that allowed all the key stakeholders (academic & industry alike) the opportunity to share their experiences, opinions and practises. This avenue is much needed and I believe has the potential to deliver measurable value add to both the academic and industrial areas, promoting closer interactions thereby adding strength to Ireland's position as a top location for education and work opportunities."
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