HCARE documentation looking at Mobility in Work Placements

1. Mobility in Work Placements
Emily Travis
Careers Advisor
Cardiff University

2. Background & overview of the International
Internship Programme
Strategy for implementation of the
programme
Outcomes of the programme
Case studies
Challenges

3. “By 2017, 17% of our home
students will have studied, worked
or volunteered abroad for at least a
month during their time at Cardiff”.

4. A centre for students to get advice and support for studying,
working and volunteering abroad
• Support academic Schools to develop
curriculum-based mobility opportunities
• Student support (incoming and outgoing)
• Communication and marketing of
opportunities / importance of mobility
• Partnership development and management
• Global Opportunity Bursary Scheme
• Administration (including Erasmus+)
• Development of short-term study, internship
and volunteering opportunities
The Global Opportunity Centre

5. Overview: International Internship Programme
• 4 to 10 week summer Internships
• Non credit bearing - not part of a degree programme
• International Internship Bursary Scheme to support UG mobility
- The development of globally minded graduates
- Increased student employability

6. International Internships Three strand Model
Partnership Collaboration with well
established global placement providers:
British Council
Working with global companies that offer
International opportunities and
partnership with third Party providers:
Absolute Internships
Development of opportunities
working with Alumni and academic
leads
Global organisation/employer
contact made with the
university
Student self places
Focus on schools with low
outward mobility.
Increasing opportunities for
schools that have low levels of
mobility opportunities
Internship
proposal form
Vetting & H&S
checklist
Student advice
and support, pre-
departure
workshops
Placements
managed and
monitored
Targeting
relevant
cohorts to
promote
opportunities
Evaluation/student feedback
Exploration of the skills gained
and how it has impacted on career
choice

7. Examples of Internship Opportunities
• Marketing Internships developed with the International Office in
India
– Students developed a digital Marketing campaign
working along Cardiff University Staff
– Supported recruitment activity
• Working with alumni
• Partnership with Absolute Internships
• Students self-placing

8. Example: Supporting Academically-led
Mobility Projects
• International Orchestral Music Tour
• Built in internships in Marketing, Orchestral
management, Arts administration, PR
• Seminars by Industry Experts at partner Universities
• Enhanced awareness of career and employability

9. Support and enhancement
• GOC pre-departure Support Workshops
• Health & Safety, risk assessments and personal risk awareness
forms
• Highlighting points of contact
Close collaboration with the Careers & Employability Team and
Counselling, Health and Wellbeing
Careers pre/post departure support
- Raise awareness and focus
- Reflection and articulation

10. The Student Passport to Wellbeing Module
• Self Help and Peer Support
• Resource packs.
Each pack provides facts and coping strategies, mobile phone apps and links
to appropriate online self-help resources and support communities which are
tailored to the issues students are facing.
- Online discussion board
- Peer support from students with experience of a period of time abroad
Online Counselling and Wellbeing Appointments via email, instant messaging
and webcam.
All students going abroad for any period of time are automatically enrolled
onto the module, ensuring it is readily accessible.

11. Outcomes of pilot programme
What happened?
• Exceeded target : 85 students
• 80 % of students were in their second year of degree
study
• 70% female
• 30% Male
• 25% from Widening Participation backgrounds

12. International Internships - Summer 2015
‘My summer abroad in Hong Kong
with Absolute Internship and the
Global Opportunity Centre was all I
could have asked for and more.
Both professionally, and personally,
it was a fantastic experience.
Absolute Internship did an
excellent job of striking a balance
between both cultural and
business experiences and both of
these elements have contributed to
my wider personal development.’
Elliott Howells, Year 2 Computer
Science. Internship in Hong Kong

13. Huawei Seeds for the Future Programme
‘It demonstrates that I am committed
to my professional development, and I
believe I have gained new knowledge,
skills and experiences in a challenging
environment. It also shows I have
ambition; confidence and independence
which I believe are qualities employers
will look favorably on. It is something
different, and I hope it makes my future
applications stand out amongst other
potential candidates.’
Ryan Herbert, Year 2 Accounting and Finance

14. ‘I worked in one of the top International Accounting firms in the world.
I gained an insight into the business operations and was able to
carrying out basic accounting procedures as well as having the
responsibility to redevelop the company's whole website.
‘Simply having an international placement on my CV has been a great
talking point in applications!’
‘I was given a lot of responsibilities and learnt a lot about the industry. I
have a much larger knowledge of the specifics of how public relations
work.’
‘It was eye-opening and fascinating to experience work in another
country’
‘It's an experience of a life time that I learned so much from’

15. Challenges
• Managing expectations whilst ensuring
quality in a cross cultural context
• Working across time zones
• Insurance & H&S

16. Summer Programmes 2015: Summary
221 Students, 22 Academic Schools, 31 Countries
Examples:
Internships:
Marketing, PR, Finance internships in Hong Kong
DAAD Rise Internship, Germany
Huawei Work Experience Scheme (ICT) China
International Office India Office internship
Volunteering:
Supporting teachers in Cambodia
Working with the gypsy Dalit community in India – education
and construction
Education and grass roots sport project – Fiji
Environmental renovation – Czech Republic
Summer Study:
Global Business in Asia – Hong Kong University
Nanyang Technological University – e.g. Entrepreneurship and
Innovation in Asia
Geography research – University of Toronto
Sociology and gender studies ay UC, Berkeley

17. Any questions?