The Final Week! An Update from Charlotte

Hello Everyone,

What a busy few weeks we’ve had in the Mission Employable team! The module is nearly ready to launch, the fantastic BlackBoard site has been created for students by Amber and James, and Verity has chosen her mentors, matched them with their incoming mentees, and planned a training day for the Humanities’ societies Mentor Officers and all the mentors!

As well as preparing for my forthcoming role as Peer Mentor Coordinator – which Verity mentioned in her post last week – I have been very busy confirming the final set up for the Mission Employable Working Group. The Group will contribute to and review the Mission Employable initiatives over the coming year. We have now changed the membership of the Working Group following advice and discussion with Sophia D’Angelico, VP Education, and as a result Academic President involvement is now optional rather than compulsory. Instead, the first-year Humanities Course Representatives will sit on the Group, and they will be made aware of this responsibility as soon as they stand for election.  I am currently working with Dr Eleanor Quince and the University’s Career Destinations service to establish a framework of roles and responsibilities for the Working Group before its first meeting, which is currently scheduled for Week 2.

In addition, I am finally writing my Group Activity Recommendations Report! This will eventually be shared with the Faculty of Humanities to enhance our understanding of the importance of Group Activity for our students’ skills development, and will recommend ways in which we can improve both the implementation of Group Activity and post-activity student reflection to enhance their awareness of their transferable skills. Going back over my research from the last 11 weeks has reminded me how far the whole team have come, and it is fantastic to see our ultimate aims taking shape thanks to the everyone’s hard work and dedication.

That’s all from me! Don’t forget, if you want to know more about Mission Employable, as well as how the initiatives develop once they are launched next month, follow us on Twitter @HumsEmployable.

Charlotte