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Employability in the College of Engineering and School of Sports and Exercise Science

Welcome!

Amy Rose Employability

and Placements Administrator

Dr Gavin Bunting Director of

Employability& Associate

Professor

Dr Sam RollandDeputy Director

of Employability

andSenior Lecturer

Paige WindiateEmployability

and Placements Assistant

Meet Your Employability Team

Nishan Clarke Employability and Industry Engagement

Officer

Dr Vasilios SamarasEmployability & Year in Industry, Senior Lecturer

Mike McMahonEmployability

and Placements Manager

eng.employability@swansea.ac.uk or spex.employability@swansea.ac.uk

Your Employability Champions

Civil Engineering Dr Graeme Thelwell

Director of Employability

Dr Gavin Bunting

Aerospace Engineering Dr Kiyo Wada

Chemical EngineeringDr Peter Esteban

Medical Engineering Dr Sanjiv Sharma

Electronic and ElectricalEngineering

Dr Grazia Todeschini

Materials Engineering Dr Natalie Wint

Mechanical Engineering

Dr Cinzia Giannetti

Sports and Exercise ScienceDr Andy Harvey

Mechanical Engineering

Dr Jennifer Thompson

Employability Drop-In

• Drop-ins will be held virtually for Semester One• Every Monday 2pm-4pm• Every Wednesday 1pm-3pm• Book here - https://bit.ly/2HopUgj

• SEA Careers Consultant Drop-In • Book your drop-in!• https://bit.ly/32ELeGt

• Employability Champion Drop-Ins• Times to be confirmed

• Employer Talks

• Panel Discussions

• Each Panel Discussion will feature a new theme with panellists from a variety of companies followed by a Q&A from students

• Mock Interviews

• An opportunity for you to hone your interview skills with real recruiters from companies – look out for emails where you can register your interest by submitting your CV

Employability Events

• Year In Industry Poster Presentation – Wednesday 21st October 2020

• Students returning from their Year in Industry showcase their experience and achievements

• Opportunity to hear from placement company supervisors

Year In Industry Poster Presentation

• Friday 25th September 2020, 11am – 4pm

• Your chance to talk to a wide range of organisations, network with employers and connect with job opportunities all in one place!

• College of Engineering Employability Team Session - 3pm – 3:30pm

• Book your place here - https://bit.ly/3c4tnMc

Centenary Virtual Careers Fair

Featuring speakers such as -• Joanna Nicholas, BEng (Hons) Materials Science and Engineering, 1999 -Team Leader, TWI Ltd

• Nelsa Babu, BSc Business Management, 2018 - Sustainability Consultant at KPMG Lower Gulf (UAE & Oman)

•2:30pm – 3pm•Register your place here - https://bit.ly/2FDj71V

Engineering Employability Information• Engineering Employability Website

• Featuring our Jobs Board, blogs, insights, application advice and much more!

• https://engemployability.swan.ac.uk/

• Weekly Employability Newsletter

• Emailed every Monday

• Employability Stand & Placements Board

• Outside Engineering Reception

Engineering Employability Information

• MyUni Employability Pages

• https://myuni.swansea.ac.uk/college-of-engineering/coe-employability/

Employability Handbook

Engineering Employability Information

Are you enrolled on a Year in Industry?

• What are the benefits?

• Valuable hands on experience.

• 100% of our YII students go on to be recruited to Graduate level jobs

• Work towards chartered status under the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) CEng Standard.

• Placement students can gain sponsorship to finish their studies or undertake further study at Master’s or doctoral level.

Are you enrolled on a Year in Industry?

• Come to the Year in Industry session straight after this for more information

• Email Engineering Reception and get a transfer form• EngineeringReception@Swansea.ac.uk

• Email your completed transfer form to eng.employability@swansea.ac.uk

I’m interested… How do I apply?

Become part of our network!

/SUEngineering

/SwanseaUniEngineering

/SUEngineering

Swansea.ac.uk/engineering

/company/swansea-engineering/

• Careers Advice and Guidance

https://myuni.swansea.ac.uk/sea/about-us/speak-to-an-adviser/

• New Career Development Course starts in September 2020

• Available to all students

• 16 units in total, take 5 to gain the course

• Part of the curriculum in Years 1 and 3

• Topics – self-awareness, developing your CV

• Tools to help you – Career Development course, VMOCK, you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlOqB7qUbF7iwHYdhOEekA

• Assessment – units of the CDC, Improve your CV using VMOCK

• Taught sessions within the curriculum

Support within your Year 1 module

Enterprise at Swansea UniversityEnterprise means the ability to make things happen;

to cope with challenging situations and work through them to achieve success.

Every Wednesday 2pm – 4pm

Start up Workshops ONLINE

October:

• Santander £100 Competition

November:

• Global Entrepreneurship Week

December:

• Christmas Market

April:

• Big Pitch Competition

June:

• 5 day Start-up Accelerator Programme

Email: Enterprise@swansea.ac.uk

Website: www.swansea.ac.uk/enterprise

Facebook: Swansea University Enterprise

What’s on..

In 2019:

425 Students Validating an Idea

97 Start up Meetings

40 Businesses Started

College of Engineering Start ups

Invent For The Planet

An Intensive Design Experience

which engages students at

different universities around the

world and tasks them with

solving some of the world’s

most pressing problems in just 48 hours.

• Email• Engineering - eng.employability@swansea.ac.uk

• Sports Science - spex.employability@Swansea.ac.uk

These inboxes are monitored daily and we aim to respond within 24 hours

• Virtual Drop In• Every Monday 2pm-4pm

• Every Wednesday 1pm-3pm

• Book to meet us here - https://bit.ly/2HopUgj

Get in touch with the Team

The Year in Industry Programme?

Student Experience

“A year’s experience sets you aside from other candidates when applying for graduate roles, it’s something that employers are looking for and can really make a difference!” Temiloluwa Olanrewaju, Cummins

“I have learnt and developed skills that I know will be very useful for the remainder of my educational studies and I have developed a great amount, not only in my technical abilities as an engineer, but also, in my personal and social skills.” Pearl Read, Zimmer Biomet

The Year in Industry Network

+ Malaysia

Who do we work with?

Preparing for the Year in Industry

During Year 1 students are expected:

• To have their CV reviewed by one of the team ready to send out for applications

• To complete the Career Development Course• To be ready to apply for placements at the start

of year 2

You will receive:• Access to our Placements Database• A weekly digital placements bulletin• CV reviews and approval processes by industry

experts

What to expect… Year One

During Year 2 students have weekly lectures providing support and guidance on areas such as:

• Application Forms

• Skills Assessment & Psychometric Tests

• Interview skills and mock interviews; face to face, telephone and Skype.

• Assessment Centres

• Teamwork

• Work Ethics

• Health & Safety Rules and Regulations

What to expect… Year Two

Whilst out on your placement:

• You will have an academic mentor who will maintain regular contact.

• A Year in Industry Tutor will (pandemic allowing!) visit you twice at your workplace.

• You will complete a professional development portfolio, which will constitutes your first step towards chartership.

What to expect… Industry Year

In order to remain on the scheme and qualify for the Year in Industry placement you will need to:

• Obtain at least a 55% average in year 1.

• Have at least a 55% average at the end of Semester 1 in Year 2, with no supplementary exams.

• Have completed the Career Development Course from Swansea Employability Award by the end of Semester 1 in year 2.

• Complete a portfolio during your placement year, which will be assessed.

Rules and Regulations

• Employer Talks• Featuring a presentation from the company to tell students all about the opportunities they can offer

• Skills Day• A great chance to network and chat to companies about what they want to see from applicants

• Year In Industry Poster Presentation – Wednesday 21st October 2020• Students returning from their Year in Industry showcase their experience and achievements

• Opportunity to hear from supervisors from the placement company

• Panel Discussions• Each Panel Discussion will feature a new theme with panellists from a variety of companies followed by a Q&A from students

• Mock Interviews• An opportunity for you to hone your interview skills with real recruiters from companies – look out for emails where you can

register your interest by submitting your CV

Supporting Employability Events

Amy Rose Employability

and Placements Administrator

Dr Gavin Bunting Director of

Employability& Associate

Professor

Dr Sam RollandDeputy Director

of Employability

andSenior Lecturer

Paige WindiateEmployability

and Placements Assistant

Your Employability Team

Nishan Clarke Employability and Industry Engagement

Officer

Dr Vasilios SamarasEmployability & Year in Industry, Senior Lecturer

Mike McMahonEmployability

and Placements Manager

Your Employability Champions

Civil Engineering Dr Graeme Thelwell

Director of Employability

Dr Gavin Bunting

Aerospace Engineering Dr Kiyo Wada

Chemical EngineeringDr Peter Esteban

Medical Engineering Dr Sanjiv Sharma

Electronic and ElectricalEngineering

Dr Grazia Todeschini

Materials Engineering Dr Natalie Wint

Mechanical Engineering

Dr Cinzia Giannetti

Sports and Exercise ScienceDr Andy Harvey

Mechanical Engineering

Dr Jennifer Thompson

Become part of our network!

/SUEngineering

/SwanseaUniEngineering

/SUEngineering

Swansea.ac.uk/engineering

/company/swansea-engineering/

• Email• Engineering - eng.employability@swansea.ac.uk

• Sports Science - spex.employability@Swansea.ac.uk

These inboxes are monitored daily and we aim to respond within 24 hours

• Virtual Drop In • 2pm-4pm every Monday

• 1pm-3pm every Wednesday

• Book your meeting here - https://bit.ly/2HopUgj

• Website• https://engemployability.swan.ac.uk

Get in touch with the Team