My Career online career planning

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• My Career online career planning

Susan Douek Careers Consultant
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• Working with academics to embed career
  management skills in the curriculum

Susan Douek Careers Consultant
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Student Population

• University of Westminster
• 23,621 students
• 56.5 full time
• 43.5 part time
• 73 undergraduates
• 27 postgraduates
• 17 international from 157 nations
• Over 40 ethnic minority
• 56 are female

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OVERVIEW

• My Career resource
• My Career CaSE
• My Career on line (Blackboard)
• Skills Analysis Example of using the resource in
  Higher Education
• Questions/Discussion

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What is CaSE?
Research and Development
Employability
Funding Opportunities
External Engagement (e.g. employers)
Career Management Skills
Quality assurance
International/Global Perspective
Careers advice and guidance
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What is CMS?

• Career Management Skills (CMS) is a programme
  designed to develop the employability of students
  to encourage career planning amongst students
• SODT model Self awareness / Opportunity
  awareness / Decision making / Transition skills

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My Career new Planning resource for University
of Westminster undergraduates and recent graduates
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The MyCareer Resource

• 400 pages of advice, information, activities and
  videos
• An update of previous CMS package
• Redesigned for ease of use and navigation
• Fully functioning stand-alone resource
• Also designed for flexible curriculum use
• Embedded teaching learning materials but is
  also customisable for UoW needs

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CMS
PDP
Blackboard
MyCareer
External development
Documentation
Action Plan
Stand alone resource
Feedback
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Example of how MyCareer topics can be mapped by
subject area
MyCAREER TOPICS
DEGREE VLE
Skills
Modern Languages Skills Interests CVs
Interests
CVs
Sociology Interests CVs PG study
PG study
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We probably spend more time planning our holidays
than our careers! Questions?