Students are prepared for the workplace through a range of career related approaches from placements to in-class career development learning
Fiona O’Donnell, careers officer at Atlantic Technological University , says her office provides support, information, and advice to students to help them achieve their career goals.
Dave Kilmartin, senior manager of student success at Technological University Dublin , says students are geared towards the workplace from day one. Faculties and schools at TU Dublin are working to embed sustainability within the curriculum to enable and empower students to progressively develop their sustainability knowledge and skills in a manner which is linked and applied to their programme.
“Throughout their time, all students will have access to in-class career development learning, where they will be provided with a career planning framework while also learning how to write a targeted high-impact CV, prepare and practice for interviews, build their personal career brand and learn the secrets of building a fruitful network during their college years.”
A spokeswoman for South East Technological University says the university has a tradition of producing industry-ready graduates sought after in areas such as nursing, software and games development, engineering, culinary arts, computing, and sports. “This starts with our programme and curriculum development where we include practice experts in the design of the courses to ensure that the subject matter is current and relevant,” he says.“Work placements are an important part of our employer relationships and they allow students to become integrated into a workforce and to gain the kind of practical, transferable skills that serve them well when they transition into the workplace,” Loftus says.
“Many courses offer employers the opportunity to set challenges for students or groups of students in live cases, often culminating in a competitive presentation process to experts from the partner company,” he says. “We collect information on our relationships to support a strategic approach to identifying opportunities and we are also part of international networks ensuring that our engagement activities are informed by international best practices.”
“They can also schedule appointments with career development advisers, receive assistance with CVs and interviews, and participate in career boot camps and employer presentations.”
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