UEA Award & CUOTC 2

The Language of Employers

- Effective speaking and presentations, appropriate for specific audiences and contexts

- Writing coherently and persuasively, appropriate for specific audiences and contexts

- Assertiveness and negotiation

- Tactfulness and diplomacy

- Using social media effectively to build networks of contacts

- Sensitivity to others

UEA Award Attributes

What is the UEA Award?

• A framework for academic and extra-curricular activities

• Enables students to demonstrate a set of key skills and attributes for application forms, covering letters and interviews

• Aims to show what skills and attributes a student already possesses and next steps

• Involves making activities students already do 'count' as well as getting them to do some new activities to make them more 'well rounded'

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How do I do the UEA Award?

By the end of today you will know...

• The UEA Award has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold to cater for different levels of commitment, with a minimum number of hours required for each.

• You can undertake the Award throughout the 3/4 years of your undergraduate degree, during a Masters degree and up to six months after graduation.

• The Award is written up through a series of forms on the MyCareerCentral system.

• What the UEA Award involves and what it might mean for you as members of CUOTC;

• Have information on how to register;

• Benefits of the Award...

What could CUOTC members submit to the Award?

Why Take Part?

• Work-related:

- Officer Cadet - Modules A&B;

- JUO & SUO roles;

- Section & Platoon Commander/2IC roles

- Army Reserve Commissioning course.

• Campus and Personal:

- Committee of Armed Forces society;

- Community engagement projects - OP Norfolk Remembers 2016

- AT qualifications - Mountain Leader Training.

• Academic

- Various coursework/activities already undertaken as a part of your degree.

• Career management

- AOSB Briefing & Main Board

How can I get involved?

1. RECORD, REFLECT AND GAIN RECOGNITION FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Write up your activities and know that you are developing attributes desirable to employers and society; be recognised for the great things you do with a University certificate.

2. BUILD A GREAT CV THAT DOES JUSTICE TO YOUR TIME HERE

When you’ve completed the UEA Award you’ll have plenty of material to help your CV and applications stand out from the crowd.

3. BE IN THE KNOW AND TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS

By doing the Award you will get to know the amazing range of things to do at UEA and you’ll be able to get more involved…

4. GAIN INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK AND PERSPECTIVE FROM EMPLOYERS

In the Silver and Gold levels of the Award, employers can give you a unique and valuable perspectives on your presentation skills.

5. GAIN GREATER AWARENESS OF YOUR STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT. The UEA Award provides a framework to help you track your progress.

Record, reflect, articulate.

Get the most out of your experiences

• Registrations are now open: www.uea.ac.uk/award

• The UEA Award is not compulsory and places are limited.

• See the website for much more information…

• E-mail queries: Liam & Becky award@uea.ac.uk

• Staff appointments and Ambassador drop-ins every week (including online), lots of support!

• Questions?

Benefits of the UEA Award

The Award asks you to:

• Describe your main tasks and responsibilities;

• Record your hours and dates;

• Select the attributes you developed;

• Write down how you would describe what you did on a CV.

In their own words, filmed and produced by UEA Award students...