HOW WOULD YOU ENHANCE THE EMPLOYABILITY OF PLYMOUTH BUSINESS SCHOOL GRADUATES?

Sarah Stevenson

Inspiring Futures Project manager

Candidate Presentation

20th December 2010

• Digital Literacy• World View• Ethics & sustainability• Employability skills• Advanced study skills• Self and peer appraisal

skills• Intellectual curiosity

Marketing skills Organisational skills Finance skills Quality Assurance Leadership skills Risk Management Innovation Creativity

Already Identified To be developed

REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE

Understand what makes a good host organisation

Understand that they are making an offer for a placement

Need for clear objectives. What do they have to offer and what are they looking to develop.

PEER LEARNING AND SUPPORT

33%

33%

33%

Undergraduates

Social Enterprise

Private Sector

Public sector

Action Learning Sets Peer support

sessions Cross sector groups Key debates around

employability What are the key

skills learned Most important

points to take away

ASK THE EMPLOYERS!

Survey employers concerning the employability of graduates and particular areas for development