UEA Award for ARM

Who is the Award for?

• Students who are very active in extra-curricular activities but who may not have thought how these may translate into securing jobs/ further study.

• Students who lack confidence in getting involved in activities or careers activities.

• Students who would benefit from becoming more ‘well rounded.’

• Those who want to gain a ‘competitive edge’ in their profession.

• Some students may not need the Award and sign up is voluntary.

Case Study 2: Amie Marie, 3rd Year LDC student, Gold Award holder

UEA Award Employers

UEA Award Testimonials

+ mentors

More Information

UEA Award website:

www.uea.ac.uk/award

Award Benefits

• Testimonial videos
• Written testimonials
• Employer links and internal partners
• Award events

Get in touch:

Dr Rebecca Ellis rebecca.ellis@uea.ac.uk

• Having a record and recognition of achievements;

• Building an effective CV;

• Being able to stop and reflect on positive achievements;

• Building confidence, resilience and a flexible mindset;

• Gaining unique feedback and perspective from employers;

• Having great examples to use in interviews, covering letters and application forms;

• Be in the know and getting involved in the wide range of activities to do at UEA.

But the Process is Most Important!

Headlines from Student Feedback (n=142)

What is the UEA Award?

Case Study: Nalisha Parmar,

ENV SCI 3rd Year

The UEA Award recognises a range of activities, both academic and extra-curricular, undertaken by UEA students that help develop the skills and attributes for both life and employment when they finish their course.

• 97% said the Award had helped them communicate the skills and attributes they have;

• 94% said the Award helped them possess the skills and attributes required in the workplace;

• 70% said they'd gained an effective CV.

• Nalisha joined the Award after seeing a similar award at the University of Swansea when applying for ENV courses.

• She submitted a range of activities to the Award in relation to her chosen career path: Jailbreak for WaterAid, writing web articles for Hethel Innovation, volunteering for food cycle...

• The Award helped her have a database of activities, CV paragraphs and examples to use which helped her meet deadlines for applications and interviews, including an internship.

• She has moved on to a Masters Degree in Environmental Management and Consultancy.

Scale, Schools, Years

87% said the Award had helped them learn valuable lessons from their experiences: flexibility;

77% said the Award helped them become stronger by undertaking challenging experiences: resilience;

74% said the Award helped them feel confident in work situations.

• Award has over 1000 registered students already this year (aiming for 1200). Mass engagement award but with clear progression.

• Last year 1030. All faculties, years and Award types.

• Engagement increased from last year to 51% of students (up 5% from 2015-16). Stronger engagement than Awards of similar size.

Employer Feedback:

UEA Award Gold Panel

• 49 students have now completed our Gold Award panels

• Panel interview situation including HR specialists from a variety of employers

• "I had very good constructive feedback from the panel that has consequently helped me to improve my CV and confidence in myself. All were very helpful and they made me feel at ease after my presentation"

Case Study: HSC Student, Speech and Language Therapy, 3rd Year

• A mature student who has made a career change from a senior communications role to SLT.

• The gold panel helped her to think through how to present her career change to her advantage and also how to positively show what her maturity means in terms of experiences and outlook.

• Panel members: Senior Aviva Partner, Psychology Employability Director, ADE HSC, PGR Careers Adviser, Awards Officer...

HSC student: "I found it really helpful,

thought-provoking and encouraging."

How could we work together more?

• Open days and related collateral - what else?

• Fitting in with wider marketing campaigns

• Strong existing UEA Award brand which fits in with UEA rebranding with strong student recognition

• 90% of students would recommend the Award to a friend

UEA Award Update for ARM - 13th Nov 2017