Commitments Aims Stakeholders Mission & Values Vision Our vision: We will focus on and understand the needs of business and professions so that the university s courses are relevant and give our graduates a head start Our mission: We are a university of quality and distinctiveness, distinguished by our life-changing research, dynamic international partnerships, vibrant links with business and our commitment to excellence in learning, teaching and the student experience. We celebrate the rich cultural diversity of our staff, and all our partnerships Our values: Fairness and Transparency; Choice and Empowerment; Embrace and Drive Change; Student Centred; Adding Value; Growth and Learning Students and Graduates can expect Employers can expect Staff can expect Partners can expect To develop the skills that include academic skills, transferable skills, career management skills and work experience An institution that can provide graduate level prospects and for all of its A high quality physical and supportive learning environment that enables them to make informed career decisions The university to be a significant provider of highly skilled and employable An institution that engages with and support the needs of public sector, private sector and not-for-profit enterprises Up-to-date quality training, support, information and advice to enable academic staff to embed enterprise and within the curricula Consultation, engagement and clear communication with the university in relation to all aspects of our strategy To embed and enterprise into all stages of the student journey for all Improve employer engagement through development of workbased activity, volunteering, and mentoring Develop specialist career management support for postgraduate taught Ensure research have optimal access to the development of research skills and academic career preparation To develop mechanisms to measure and evaluate impact and value of activities and services 1. Pre-arrival support 2. Diagnostic skills audits 3. Summer boot camps 4. Job preparation and applications 5. Skills development 6. Staff resources 7. Faculty action plans 8. Employability award/hear 9. Faculty service level agreements 10. Work experience for all 11. Alumni support 12. Mentoring opportunities 13. Business responsive programmes for working 14. University-wide CRM 15. Part-time temp jobs via Unitemps 16. Placements within DMU 17. External placements 18. Volunteering opportunities 19. Enterprise, entrepreneurship, freelancing and portfolio careers 20. Timetabling to integrate support 21. Career support for PG taught 22. Employer funded PG taught programmes 23. Review training support for PG research in order to develop research skills and work experience 24. Establish the Employability subcommittee of ULTC 25. Head of Careers & Employability to manage, monitor and deliver the strategy 26. Annual faculty reviews 27. Evaluate against defined KPIs including DLHE and internal audits 28. Develop university-wide campaign 29. Address widening participation issues inc job destinations of from ethnic backgrounds
By Summer 2012 - University Actions 2012-2015 Develop summer boot camp for May/June for all undergrads Recruit a Head of Careers and Employability within SAAS to co-ordinate university-wide support Recruit 2 Careers Advisers to enable dedicated support to each faculty Establish an internal employment agency Unitemps which offers internal & external temp parttime jobs to DMU Offer annual DMU placement opportunities to across departments & professional services Achieve 130+ Frontrunners placements p.a., with a view to increasing to 400+ within 3 years Encourage & support work experience via volunteering & student representation roles with a view to developing formal accreditation of these activities Establish the Employability subcommittee of ULTC, to review and update activities & strategy as well as monitor DMU s performance Head of Careers and Employability to take responsibility for coordinating and delivering the University s Employability Strategy Faculties to periodically review their programmes to identify how they are addressing the University s Employability Strategy Identify the necessary actions and interventions to improve the outcomes and destinations for from ethnic minority backgrounds
By Summer 2013 - DSU By Summer 2013 - University Develop diagnostic skills audits for 1 st and 2 nd years to identify skills development and address gaps Embed summer boot camp programme into all degrees Embed job application skills within all degrees to include: writing applications, interview experience and psychometric tests Personal development & tutor support to promote the importance of cocurricular activities as part of personal marketing to employers Each faculty to produce action plans which addresses skills audits & current graduate employment statistics Develop a DMU award which accredits skills & work experience, & is recognised in the HEAR Service Level Agreements to be agreed between Student Services and Faculties programmes Final year careers support for graduatetrack applications within 6 months of graduating DARO & Faculties to involve recent DMU alumni in supporting careers development activities Review timetabling structure to embed work experience, study abroad or other co-curricular experiences within degrees Align PG curriculum with public/private-sector business needs Develop opportunities for PG research to develop independent research skills and experience of academic teaching Identify a set of KPIs which will monitor development & outcomes for DMU Develop an campaign to improve student, staff & stakeholder awareness of DMU s agenda Ensure all relevant Students Union development opportunities are recognised on the HEAR To consider DMU involvement in DSU end of year volunteer and Clubs and Societies celebration events Develop a campaign that highlights the leadership opportunities available within the Students Union Create a skills matrix of DSU opportunities (course reps, clubs, societies, volunteers, officers, student staff, media)
By Summer 2012 - Faculties By Summer 2013 Careers and Employability Service (SAAS) Develop a programme of careers and activities aimed at specific years/level of study/ WP groups Review and redevelop website aimed at /graduates; employers Review e-resources within the service with a view to purchasing a tailored careers platform and management system Participate in the annual igraduate, student experience survey for international Develop graduate employment initiatives to support DMU s widening participation activities Develop an annual on-campus recruitment and employment event schedule that meets the requirements of key stakeholders Develop an mentoring service which offers e-mentoring and face-to-face mentoring Develop a one-stop shop approach to employment opportunities ensuring Frontrunners, Unitemps and DMU Works offers a seamless service to clients Develop opt-out registration systems for Frontrunners, Unitemps and DMU Works Art, Design & Humanities Business & Law Health & Life Sciences Technology
Monitoring and KPIs Summer 2015 University Draft Summer 2014 University draft Develop pre-arrival online support & initiatives introducing the lifecycle support available via faculties & university Develop a common contact CRM system to share information about business partners & enable statistical analysis of DMU s performance in developing work experience opportunities for DMU To develop a sector leading smartphone application to allow to track and map career / job prospects / skills development whilst at University Work experience/ placements to be offered to all DMU either alongside or as a component of their degree Faculties to explore & develop business-responsive programmes for working, delivered directly, via collaborative partnerships or online Promote, develop & embed student enterprise, entrepreneurship, freelancing and portfolio careers as an alternative to conventional graduate employment Develop commercial activity via commissioned PG taught programmes, funded by business & industry DLHE (recent graduates), PLF (1 st and 2 nd year), NSS (final year), igraduate (international ) Work Experience, Placement and Volunteering statistics, aggregated from faculties and DSU Audits and surveys of and employers concerning and skills awareness Employer engagement including locally recruiting businesses and SMEs as well as national/international employers