Question & Capture AGCAS Impact Measurement Day for Heads of Service Liverpool 30 July 2009 Aminder K Nijjar Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bechirasorin/2698046756/sizes/l/

Question &

Capture

AGCAS

Impact Measurement Day

for Heads of Service

Liverpool

30 July 2009 Aminder K Nijjar

Background - Former (university) careers adviser - Independent research, training & consultancy - Centre for Recording Achievement Workforce development Employer engagement - Fellow – NICEC - Published research – Stop and Measure the Roses: How UK careers services measure their effectiveness & success - Current research – Impact measures Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/estheticcore/2847279897/sizes/m/

Background

- Former (university) careers adviser

- Independent research, training & consultancy

- Centre for Recording Achievement

Workforce development

Employer engagement

- Fellow – NICEC

- Published research – Stop and Measure the Roses: How UK careers services measure their effectiveness & success

- Current research – Impact measures

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Macro Level In threes - brainstorm – flipchart (5 mins on each) What outcomes does your careers service achieve ? - What improvement/benefit/change/effect/impact does your careers service bring about ? What aspects of your careers service are you proud of ? - Why are you proud of these aspects ? What is unique about the role of your careers service in your institution ? - How is this uniqueness demonstrated ? How are outcomes captured in other departments in your institution ? Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/98662646@N00/1134671987/sizes/m/

Macro Level

In threes - brainstorm – flipchart (5 mins on each)

What outcomes does your careers service achieve ?

- What improvement/benefit/change/effect/impact

does your careers service bring about ?

What aspects of your careers service are you proud of ?

- Why are you proud of these aspects ?

What is unique about the role of your careers service in your institution ?

- How is this uniqueness demonstrated ?

How are outcomes captured in other departments in your institution ?

image taken from photobucket.com Micro (to Macro) Level In pairs - 15 mins Choose 1 activity your careers service regularly engages in For this activity - What about it is important ? - How/to whom does it serve a useful purpose ? - What is your current evidence (non-formal/formal) that it serves this purpose ? - Who understands the purpose of the activity ? - What are the implications of not undertaking this activity ? (who would lose out & who would benefit ?) - How could its importance & effectiveness be shown ? - What value does it provide to your institution ? Image from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79196467@N00/3000486066/sizes/m/

In pairs - 15 mins

Choose 1 activity your careers service regularly

engages in

For this activity

- What about it is important ?

- How/to whom does it serve a useful purpose ?

- What is your current evidence (non-formal/formal) that

it serves this purpose ?

- Who understands the purpose of the activity ?

- What are the implications of not undertaking this

activity ? (who would lose out & who would benefit ?)

- How could its importance & effectiveness be shown ?

- What value does it provide to your institution ?

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Your Comments

&

Reflections

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