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University of the West of Scotland


Employability Link

University Staff

the employability link team can provide academic staff with the following:

  • Advice on building employability skills into teaching with reference to QAA code of practice on CEIG and the Employability Enhancement theme.
  • Class careers talks to students about career options, career planning skills and job searches.
  • Assistance to lecturers who deliver career related material or regularly receive enquiries from students on career issues.
  • Input to personal development planning modules or activities.
  • Referral of employers who are interested in offering input to particular courses.
  • Support the development of new placement and work based learning opportunities.
  • Assistance with delivering subject specific careers events.
  • Act as a referral point for students unclear about their options.
  • We can provide information on Student Destinations based on the annual survey of University of the West of Scotland graduates 6 months after completing their course. This information is also available on the intranet under UWS Graduate Destinations (DLHE).

Each school has a link careers adviser as follows:

Paisley & Ayr Campuses

  • Business School - Ann Livey
  • Education - Colin Dewar  
  • Engineering and Science - Marjorie Watters
  • Computing - Linday McDonald
  • Health Nursing and Midwifery - Colin Dewar
  • Media - Nigel Royle
  • Social Sciences - Nigel Royle

Hamilton

  • Business - Lindsay McDonald
  • Engineering and Science - Lindsay McDonald
  • Computing - Lindsay McDonald
  • Media, Language and Music - Colin Dewar
  • Social Sciences and Sports - Colin Dewar
  • Health Nursing and Midwifery - Colin Dewar

Dumfries

  • All courses at Dumfries - Janice Pattie (01387 702064)

 

Do you need to find out about the labour market for graduates in your discipline?

Our easy to use LMI Toolkit provides links to key resources on graduate LMI in Scotland, the UK and beyond.

Download the Toolkit Here

 
What we would welcome from you:
  • Referral of employers you have contact with who may be interested in recruiting students. We can circulate vacancies on our on line vacancy management system
  • A dialogue with you regarding careers for graduates from your discipline
  • Opportunities to talk to students at various stages as part of programmes to publicise information on events or job opportunities specific to your discipline
  • The opportunity to post discipline specific careers information on Blackboard where this is used.