Toolkit Webpage
Wireframe
Embedding Employability Project
Overview
• Important Definitions
• Aims of Toolkit
• Toolbar Tabs
• Indicative Content for Tabs
• Graduate Attribute-led - Quadrant Structure
• Exemplar Activities – Quadrant Structure
• 10-dot Matrix
• Exemplar Activity - Prototype
Important
Definitions
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
• the core abilities and values a higher education institute
community agrees all its graduates should develop
• abilities employers deem necessary for today’s knowledge
workers
EMPLOYABILITY
• the set of achievements, skills, understandings, and
personal attributes graduates possess upon completion of
a higher education qualification
EXEMPLAR ACTIVITIES
• Employability enhancement activities, assessed or not,
deemed best practice for employability skills
development
10-DOT MATRIX
• a conceptual structure we use to measure the quality of
embedding employability activities
Aims of Toolkit
1. Aid Staff to Embed Employability in Curricula
2. Offer Guidance on Attribute-led Embedded Employability
3. Provide Exemplars of Best Practice Employability Activities
4. Offer Guidance on Creating Connected Awareness for
Students to Employability
5. Create a Central Webpage for Staff CPD on Employability
Toolkit Tabs
Home Page
Aims &
Rationale
Guide to
Toolkit
Graduate
Attributes
Employability
Activities
Embedding
Skills
Awareness
Self-Assess
Your
Programme
CPD Sign-Up
Page
Indicative Content for Tabs
Home Page – Welcome Content
Aims & Rationale – Background to Embedding Employability
Guide to Toolkit – Synopsis of Embedding Employability: How to Use Toolkit
Graduate Attributes – Model with Clickable Links to Sample Activities
Employability Activities – Catalogue of Worked Samples
Embedding Skills Awareness – Guidance on Helping Students Connect Activities with Employability
Self Assess – Is Your Programme Employability Ready?
CPD Sign-Up Page – Upcoming Workshops, e-Badge, Employability Module
Each Graduate Attribute to Click Through to Activity Exemplar(s)
Practical
• Technically Skilled
• Knowledgeable
• Practical
• Work Ready
• Enterprising
• Data Fluent
Communicative
• Communicators
• Public Engagers
• Creative
• Digitally Fluent
• Emotionally Intelligent
• Self-Promoters
Confident
• Professionally Confident
• Adaptable & Flexible
• Critical Thinkers
• Problem Solvers
• Lifelong Learners
• Resilient
Collaborative
• Team Players
• Innovative Partners
• Leaders
• Networkers
• Socially Enterprising
• Operationally Savvy
Activity Exemplar(s) to Appear Beneath GA Capstone Quadrants
Practical
• Practical Assignments
• Reflective Logs
• Portfolio Development
• ...
Communicative
• Making Pitch to a Company
• Creating an Advice Blog
• Formal Presentations
• ...
Confident
• LinkedIn Profile Exercises
• Work Placement
• Jobs Research Aligned with
Discipline
• ...
Collaborative
• Group Work Assignments
• Industry-Partnered
Assessment
• Mentoring Programmes
• ...
Embedding Employability Guide 10-dot Matrix
(max score 10-dot)
ACTIVITY CV-
WORTHY
PLACEMENT INDUSTRY-
PARTNERED
CA GRADUATE
ATTRIBUTE(S)
PROFESSIONS
REQUIREMENT
EMPLOYABILITY
REQUIREMENT
DOT
SCORE
Placement 7-dot +
Industry-
Partnered
Assessment
4-dot +
Jobs Research 4-dot +
Online Profile
Exercises
4-dot +
Reflective Logs 4-dot +
Groupwork
Projects 5-dot +
Formal
Presenting 5-dot +
CV-Worthy Maybe CV-Worthy Graduate Attribute(s): Quadrant 1,2,3 or 4
Each Graduate Attribute to Click Through to Activity Exemplar(s)
Confident
LinkedIn Profile Exercises
Graduate Attribute in Focus –
Professional Confidence
Constructive Alignment –
Module-Related Job Spec
EXEMPLAR ACTIVITIES
i. Create a Lin Profile
ii. Research a Lin Job
iii. Write a CV for Lin Job
iv. Write a Cover Letter for Lin Job
v. Write a Lin Post – To Match Job
vi. Apply for Lin Job
4-dot +
+Dots Additional Graduate Attribute
Development Triggered:
Lin Post = Communication
Content Development for Tabs
Home Page
Aims &
Rationale
Guide to
Toolkit
Graduate
Attributes
Employability
Activities
Embedding
Skills
Awareness
Self-Assess
Your
Programme
CPD Sign-Up
Page

Embedding Employability Toolkit - Wireframe

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    Overview • Important Definitions •Aims of Toolkit • Toolbar Tabs • Indicative Content for Tabs • Graduate Attribute-led - Quadrant Structure • Exemplar Activities – Quadrant Structure • 10-dot Matrix • Exemplar Activity - Prototype
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    Important Definitions GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES • thecore abilities and values a higher education institute community agrees all its graduates should develop • abilities employers deem necessary for today’s knowledge workers EMPLOYABILITY • the set of achievements, skills, understandings, and personal attributes graduates possess upon completion of a higher education qualification EXEMPLAR ACTIVITIES • Employability enhancement activities, assessed or not, deemed best practice for employability skills development 10-DOT MATRIX • a conceptual structure we use to measure the quality of embedding employability activities
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    Aims of Toolkit 1.Aid Staff to Embed Employability in Curricula 2. Offer Guidance on Attribute-led Embedded Employability 3. Provide Exemplars of Best Practice Employability Activities 4. Offer Guidance on Creating Connected Awareness for Students to Employability 5. Create a Central Webpage for Staff CPD on Employability
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    Toolkit Tabs Home Page Aims& Rationale Guide to Toolkit Graduate Attributes Employability Activities Embedding Skills Awareness Self-Assess Your Programme CPD Sign-Up Page
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    Indicative Content forTabs Home Page – Welcome Content Aims & Rationale – Background to Embedding Employability Guide to Toolkit – Synopsis of Embedding Employability: How to Use Toolkit Graduate Attributes – Model with Clickable Links to Sample Activities Employability Activities – Catalogue of Worked Samples Embedding Skills Awareness – Guidance on Helping Students Connect Activities with Employability Self Assess – Is Your Programme Employability Ready? CPD Sign-Up Page – Upcoming Workshops, e-Badge, Employability Module
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    Each Graduate Attributeto Click Through to Activity Exemplar(s) Practical • Technically Skilled • Knowledgeable • Practical • Work Ready • Enterprising • Data Fluent Communicative • Communicators • Public Engagers • Creative • Digitally Fluent • Emotionally Intelligent • Self-Promoters Confident • Professionally Confident • Adaptable & Flexible • Critical Thinkers • Problem Solvers • Lifelong Learners • Resilient Collaborative • Team Players • Innovative Partners • Leaders • Networkers • Socially Enterprising • Operationally Savvy
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    Activity Exemplar(s) toAppear Beneath GA Capstone Quadrants Practical • Practical Assignments • Reflective Logs • Portfolio Development • ... Communicative • Making Pitch to a Company • Creating an Advice Blog • Formal Presentations • ... Confident • LinkedIn Profile Exercises • Work Placement • Jobs Research Aligned with Discipline • ... Collaborative • Group Work Assignments • Industry-Partnered Assessment • Mentoring Programmes • ...
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    Embedding Employability Guide10-dot Matrix (max score 10-dot) ACTIVITY CV- WORTHY PLACEMENT INDUSTRY- PARTNERED CA GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE(S) PROFESSIONS REQUIREMENT EMPLOYABILITY REQUIREMENT DOT SCORE Placement 7-dot + Industry- Partnered Assessment 4-dot + Jobs Research 4-dot + Online Profile Exercises 4-dot + Reflective Logs 4-dot + Groupwork Projects 5-dot + Formal Presenting 5-dot + CV-Worthy Maybe CV-Worthy Graduate Attribute(s): Quadrant 1,2,3 or 4
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    Each Graduate Attributeto Click Through to Activity Exemplar(s) Confident LinkedIn Profile Exercises Graduate Attribute in Focus – Professional Confidence Constructive Alignment – Module-Related Job Spec EXEMPLAR ACTIVITIES i. Create a Lin Profile ii. Research a Lin Job iii. Write a CV for Lin Job iv. Write a Cover Letter for Lin Job v. Write a Lin Post – To Match Job vi. Apply for Lin Job 4-dot + +Dots Additional Graduate Attribute Development Triggered: Lin Post = Communication
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    Content Development forTabs Home Page Aims & Rationale Guide to Toolkit Graduate Attributes Employability Activities Embedding Skills Awareness Self-Assess Your Programme CPD Sign-Up Page