THINKING ABOUT CAREERS, SKILLS, EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP We aim to help our students achieve the careers they
YEAR IN INDUSTRY Propel your career with a year in industry as part of your degree. Many of our degree programmes include the option to work a year in industry as part of the course, providing valuable experience and the opportunity to put theory into practice whilst being paid. This puts you ahead of the game when embarking on your career and looks fantastic on your CV. For full details of programmes offering a year in industry please see the individual course pages. DEDICATED SUPPORT • G ain recognised credit through the Swansea Employability Award; providing you opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, experiences, and attributes, to prepare for professional life and further enhance your graduate employability • Employability bursaries to help cover the costs of internships, interviews and employability opportunities • Paid student employment opportunities through the student ambassador scheme • For students facing barriers to work, a work experience programmme available through the Go Wales programme s wansea.ac.uk/sea/ gowales
The Enterprise team can help you develop your skills, gain valuable experience and test your business ideas through our range of support services, including: workshops, competitions, schemes and business mentoring alongside corporate partners with a wealth of industry experience. FIND OUT MORE: swansea.ac.uk/sea @SwanseaUniSea #SeaYourFuture
deserve. The University offers a variety of paid work experiences and careers advice through its dedicated employability and enterprise team, alongside regular careers fairs, entrepreneurial activities and student-led alumni networking events to help you find work or start your own business at the end of your studies. CREATING EMPLOYABLE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL GRADUATES Our long history of working closely with employers ensures the degree you study at Swansea University provides you with the knowledge and skills for a successful career in employment or self-employment. Employers are looking for much more than a degree when choosing graduates to employ. Gaining experience and developing skills whilst at university will give you a competitive edge. Our award- winning team, the Swansea Employability Academy can help you explore careers ideas, get a great CV, find part-time employment, volunteer, get a placement, prepare you for interviews and your first job out of university.
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PLACEMENTS AND INTERNSHIPS
Through our Paid Internship Network we connect employers with students from all disciplines for four-week graduate level placements. All roles are advertised via our Employment Zone and our dedicated team are here to support you throughout the placement process. Placements can run throughout the year across a huge range of subject areas. We also run the Santander Universities Placement Programme providing students and recent graduates with paid work experience within local SMEs and third sector organisations.
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