Civil Engineering

Integrating employability in the curriculum
Co-curricular activities, work and voluntary experiences
>>Progress>>
Careers Network
Destinations of leavers

Integrating employability in the curriculum

Integrating employability skills into academic programmes and modules is often not as complex as may first seem. It is often the case that a module or programme already includes elements that enable students to reflect on the learning, develop employability skills and prepare for their graduate careers. An example of how this is being done within Civil Engineering can be found in the employability in the curriculum description.

Co-curricular activities, work and voluntary experiences

Many students access opportunities within the University that enable them to develop employability skills alongside their studies through co-curricular activities, voluntary activities and work experience. View case studies from students within Civil Engineering.

PSA

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Celebrated by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) and supported by a range of employers, the Personal Skills Award (PSA) enables current undergraduate students to develop, recognise and articulate their skills effectively in preparation for the graduate job market and employment.

PASS

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Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) are weekly, 1hr study groups for students who are new to an academic module. The sessions are facilitated by trained, higher year PASS leaders who help participants find solutions to academic problems through discussions and guided questioning.

>>Progress>>

>>Progress>> logo Students at UoB have access to >>Progress>>, an interactive resource to enable them to understand, develop, and reflect on their skills through both their academic studies and extra curricular activities. Students access >>Progress>> through their portal. Staff can enrol for the careers-progress module via WebLearn. >>Progress>> can also be used by students to complete a skills audit to discuss in a tutorial. Watch a short video on YouTube (read the transcript) to see how it works.

Careers Network

Careers Network offers a range of resources for students relating to employability, careers, skills development and work and voluntary experience. Key contacts for the College are:

Richard Newman – Careers Consultant r.j.newman@bham.ac.uk
Harj Kundra – Internship Officer h.s.kundra@bham.ac.uk
Carl Jukes – Applications Support Adviser c.jukes@bham.ac.uk
Ann Evans - Information Assistant a.p.evans@bham.ac.uk

Resources

Careers Network EPS website
Web CT - College of EPS - Careers and Employability Resource for EPS Students
Fortnightly student e-newsletters

Chemistry careers newsletter
Computer science careers newsletter
Engineering careers newsletter
Maths careers newsletter
Physics careers newsletter

Facebook - Engineering and Physical Sciences Careers (University of Birmingham)
Twitter - @EPScareers
Careers Connect - vacancy database, events listings and registration (workshops, fairs, employer presentations) appointment bookings
Library Services have appointed subject advisors for each academic School, who can give you specialist advice.
Employability Action Plan for EPS (PDF - 79KB)

Destination of leavers

The graphs below show data for the students' destinations in comparison to the other departments within EPS. For information on the overall data for the university click on the destinations tab in the menu bar. For specific information on your department, please visit the DLHE page at Careers Network.

EPS employability and graduate employability, 2012-13 (see table below for details)

School / Department / Programme Cluster / Programme	Employability	No. in work or study	Graduate employability	No. in graduate work or study
Chemical Engineering	94.4%	51.0	90.7%	49.0
Chemistry	86.9%	57.7	79.1%	51.7
Civil Engineering	89.7%	26.0	89.3%	25.0
Computer Science	92.0%	55.3	89.4%	52.5
Electron/tric Comp Eng	96.9%	31.5	90.8%	29.5
EPS	100.0%	0.3	100.0%	0.3
Mathematics	88.7%	121.9	80.7%	110.9
Mechanical Engineering	95.6%	43.0	93.3%	42.0
Metallurgy & Materials	95.5%	21.0	90.9%	20.0
Physics & Astronomy	94.7%	89.5	89.9%	85.0