‘Mission Employable’: Creating a student-led employability strategy for the Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton

Authors

  • Charlotte Medland University of Southampton
  • James Tribe University of Southampton
  • Amber Dudley University of Southampton
  • Verity Smith University of Southampton
  • Dr Eleanor Quince University of Southampton

Abstract

This paper is the case study of a project undertaken over summer 2014 by Dr Eleanor Quince (Director of Employability) and student interns Charlotte Medland, Verity Smith, Amber Dudley and James Tribe at the University of Southampton in the Faculty of Humanities. The Faculty hosts over 3,000 students studying single or combined degrees across seven disciplines: Archaeology, English, Film, History, Modern Languages, Music and Philosophy. Our internship remit was to create and launch a new student-led employability strategy for the Faculty of Humanities. The strategy needed to be both engaging and flexible, with tailored options for each of the seven disciplines.

Author Biographies

Charlotte Medland, University of Southampton

Humanities PGR student and Mission Employable intern.

James Tribe, University of Southampton

UG Student & student intern.

Amber Dudley, University of Southampton

UG Student & student intern.

Verity Smith, University of Southampton

Recent graduate and student intern.

Dr Eleanor Quince, University of Southampton

Director of Employability, Faculty of Humanities.

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Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change

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Published

03/09/2015

How to Cite

Medland, C., Tribe, J., Dudley, A., Smith, V., & Quince, D. E. (2015). ‘Mission Employable’: Creating a student-led employability strategy for the Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.studentengagement.org.uk/index.php/studentchangeagents/article/view/207

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015)

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Case Study

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