CIT Guidance Counsellor Day 2017 presentation regarding the strategic objectives for supporting student development and graduate pathway. CIT Careers Service

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CIT Careers ServiceOur strategic objectives support student development & graduate pathways
Treasa Morgan
Maria Nugent
7th December 2017

2. Introduction
 CIT Careers Service
 Student Interactions
 Strategic priorities for students’ benefit
 CIT Graduates
 What are the 2016 graduates doing?
 Who’s hiring from CIT?
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3. Student Interactions
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Over 3,200
student
interactions in
2016/2017
20%
13.10%
18.90%
31.40%
6.60%
3.70%
2.70%
0.80%
1.20%
0.80%
0.80%
2016/17 Careers Service Activity
One to One Appointments
Drop-in Sessions
Employer Presentations
Careers Education Talks
Deapartment Specific Mock
Interviews
Standard Weekly CV Clinics
Department Specific CV Clinics
Mentorship Programme
Careers Skills Workshops
Department Employability Workshops
Careers Info Stand (Part-time jobs x2,
Grad Fest, Post Grad Fair, Good Start)
Top 4 Activities
Student
Interactions
One-to-One Student
Appointments 642
Drop-in Sessions 421
Employer Presentations 606
Careers Education Talks 1008

4. Strategic priorities for students’ benefit
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1. Maintain & Evolve
Core Career Services
2. Develop an
Employability
‘Curriculum’ in CIT
3. Enhance Engagement
with Academic
Departments & Wider
College
4. Employer
Engagement & Labour
Market/Workplace
Monitoring
5. Improve
Communications &
Advocacy
6. Enhance Careers
Supports for Students
from Non-Mainstream
Backgrounds
VISION: WORK & LIFE-READY GRADUATES

5. Action: Initiatives for Students’ Benefit
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 Measurable data & student feedback
 CPD
 Technology Enhancement
 Careers Education & Employability Programmes
 Student Lifecycle & Needs
 Employer Input & 21st Century Skills
1. Maintain & Evolve
Core Career Services

6. Action: Initiatives for Students’ Benefit
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 Academic Department Requirements
 Work Placement Preparation
 Multi-disciplinary Engagement: External
Affairs, Marketing Unit, Good Start, etc…
 First Destinations Survey
 Share Labour Market Knowledge
 Careers & Employability Fair 2017
 CIT Joint Mentorship Programme

7. Action: Initiatives for Students’ Benefit
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 Highlight activities & achievements
 Enhance visibility internally & externally
 Integrate the student voice
 Identify varying needs
 Employability Sessions with DSS, Mature
Students & International Office
1. Maintain & Evolve
Core Carer Services

8. CIT Graduates – What are they doing?
CIT First Destinations Survey (FDS) – 2016 Graduates*
8*Information was gathered from 53.3% of the 2016 graduating class.
91.4%
of graduates
are in
employment /
due to start
work / further
study
New HEA
Format
for 2016
Grads

9. Graduates in Employment/Due to Start*
 67.8% in employment/due to start from 2016
cohort
 5.8% increase v 2015
 Type of Employment (of the 67.8%/998 Graduates)
 89.2% = Employee
 4.9% = Graduate Internship/Placement
 5.8% = Self-employed (Increasing each year)
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*Information was gathered from 53.3% of the 2016 graduating class.

10. Graduates in Employment/Due to Start*
 Salary – 2016 v 2015
 34% of grads remain in national average salary bracket (€20,000-29,999)
 Increase of 1.1% in those earning €30,000-€34,999
 Location
 93% are working in Ireland
 80.5% (of those in Ireland) are working in Cork – 6.5% increase on 2015
 79.4% are in jobs relevant to their qualification
10*Information was gathered from 53.3% of the 2016 graduating class.

11. Sectors of Employment*
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Popular Sectors for CIT Graduates
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities
Industry (E.g. Manufacturing)
Construction
Education
Human Health & Social Work Activities
*Information was gathered from 53.3% of the 2016 graduating class.

12. Examples of employers hiring from CIT
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Treasa Morgan
Maria Nugent
7th December 2017
Thank you