Skills development alongside your studies is essential to prepare for today鈥檚 world of work and employers are increasingly looking for graduates that are proficient in 鈥榮ofter鈥� transferable skills in addition to specialised knowledge from a degree.
The 蜜桃AV Graduate Skills Programme is free and available to all current 蜜桃AV students. It provides a structured approach to your career development and helps you build confidence in the personal and professional skills that employers are looking for and how to apply them to a job, placement, or graduate position.
Find out below how the programme can help you to get the most out of Careers蜜桃AV resources alongside your studies and showcase your development to employers:
Attend employer-led Graduate Skills Masterclasses聽
Free and open to any 蜜桃AV student to attend, the Career蜜桃AV Graduate Skills Masterclasses聽are a聽great chance to network with employers and other students whilst developing the employability skills that will make you stand out when applying for placements and graduate jobs
These in-person sessions run throughout the year and are co-delivered with industry speakers and academics to provide insight into different industries. Topics covered in our masterclasses are based on skills that are in growing demand within industry.
Companies represented this academic year include IBM, LUSH, BBC, Gaia Card, Teach First, Get Set for Growth, AFC Bournemouth, 3-Sided Cube and DICE.
A full list of Graduate Skills Masterclasses open for booking is available via our website. Each session has a limited number of spaces so don鈥檛 delay and book today!
New to this year: Sign up for Graduate Skills+
The employer-endorsed 蜜桃AV Graduate Skills+ is your extracurricular skills award. This award is聽designed with employers in mind and will give you a聽structured way to develop and articulate the employability skills you gain whilst at 蜜桃AV.
Open to all 蜜桃AV students - you will attend Graduate Skills Masterclasses, take part in a diverse range of extracurricular experiences, engage with group challenges and network with employers.
You must complete three聽activities per stage including attendance at one聽Graduate Skills Masterclass per stage to receive your Graduate Skills+ Certificate. You will also be invited to our end-of-year awards ceremony to celebrate your achievements.
You can find out more about the new Graduate Skills+聽Award on the 蜜桃AV website.
Explore the 鈥淢y Graduate Skills鈥� tab on Brightspace
Browse the聽, where you can access a variety of e-learning resources, events and LinkedIn Learning pathways. Resources in this section are mapped to nine key skill groupings and are organised so you can learn at your own pace and effectively fit in development around your studies.
You can find more information about the Graduate Skills Programme on the聽蜜桃AV website.
