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2009

December 09

• What choices are students making in their first year?

  Futuretrack Stage 2 reports on student experiences and career choices.

• Engaging employers in HE

  Two reports on looking at employer engagement in HE are published.

• Work experience matters

  Why work experience matters! looks at the responses of graduates experiences of placements, internships and work experience. 

October 09

• SOAR and SME's

  Research in both of these areas appear in Graduate Market Trends Autumn 09.

July 09

• Futuretrack presentation

  Futuretrack and Prospects.ac.uk sessions delivered at ICG HE Conference

• UKRC Gender equality training for careers professionals

  Details of course and UKRC resources

• Real Prospects

  GMT Summer 09 sees the survey of the early careers of graduates launched

• Have your say

  Leave your comments on the HECSU blog. Select the comments link at the foot of the post you are interested in.

• More conference details available

  The future for part-time and distance study conference takes place in October. Book online for the NAEGA conference, Changing times:Changing Adults;Changing Guidance.

June 09

• International Career Studies Symposium.

  Booking now taking place for this CCMS conference in Reading

May 09

•  Policy exchange symposium

  Booking is taking place for Widening Participation in Higher Education: Building the Framework for Growth, Diversity and Fairer Access symposium.

April 09

• Enterprising learning as an essential skill.

  In the current economic situation the most successful graduates will have to develop a further skill suggests Professor David Rae in the latest edition of Graduate Market Trends.

February 09

• £26,000 worth of prizes up for grabs for students who take part in major survey
  There’s a £26,000 pot of cash prizes to give away to students who take part in Futuretrack, a major survey of student career choices funded by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).
• Promoting careers in science
  14 young scientists provide video careers profiles giving an insight into what it is like to work as a scientist.
• Student Retention and Progression conference
  Jane Artess, Director of Research at HECSU will lead a workshop on the Role of pre-entry guidance.
• Stop and Measure the Roses report published
  The purpose of this research is to encourage discussion and analysis of the need for, and use of, key performance indicators in UK university careers services.
• 17 Employers and 3 colleges join HECSU
  The HECSU Board approves its first group of members in the new Organisational category.

January 09

• How can philosophy graduates use their skills in the world of work? 
  Download the latest Graduate Market Trends

2008

December 08

• Postdoc mobility in Europe
  This report looks at social science and humanities postdoc career opportunities.
• Jane Artess, HECSU Director of Research, is honoured by ICG
  Congratulations to Jane on being awarded an ICG Fellowship.
• Val Butcher receives AGCAS Lifetime Achievement Award
  Congratulations to Val Butcher following the presentation of the award at the HECSU PROP day in November.

November 08

• What do Graduates Do? Scotland
  See how career paths vary according to students’ choice of degree subjects and read an examination of the labour market in Scotland’s regions.
• Download the autumn issue of GMT
  Preliminary findings from Futuretrack Stage 2 is just one of the themes of this issue.
• Apprenticeship awareness
  ICG members are asked to responsed to The Skills Commission Apprenticeships Inquiry.
• Graduate Market Trends Autumn 2008
• Accidental Analyst returns
  This time to take a sideways look at a lack of IAG provision before and during HE.
• What's new at HECSU?
  Read the HECSU Blog regularly to find out the latest work being undertaken by HECSU.

October 08

• Poor disadvantaged by inadequate careers advice

September 08

• Higher Degrees: Postgraduate study in the UK 2000/01 to 2005/06
  A HECSU team has produced this latest research for DIUS.
• Graduate Market Trends Summer 2008 out now
  Find out about 'helicopter' parents.
• iCeGS Careers Guidance Week 2008

August 08

• Break-Out or Break-Up?
  A new series of publications begins by looking at how careers services are responding to institutional strategies for employability and employer engagement. (Aug 08)
• Career pathways into voluntary/community work
  A response to the need for further information about the nature and range of opportunities in this area. (Aug 08)
• Working class students and the career decision-making process
  This qualitative study looks at how the lack of social, economic and cultural capital impacts on the way these students think about job seeking and identifies some approaches to reducing identified disadvantages. (Aug 08)
• ICG Annual Conference
  Working together to make a difference is the theme for this year's conference to be held in Cardiff on 13 - 14 November. (Aug 08)
• A new title in the Learning and Employability Series

June 08

• NAEGA Conference arrangements announced
  The details for the September conference "Advancing Adult Guidance" are now available.

May 08

• Successful university applications
  The latest Futuretrack report points to some key factors associated with success in getting a HE place and explores applicants' career plans.
• Higher Education at Work? High Skills: High Value
  Bill Rammell announces the launch of a consultation to strengthen England’s high level skills base. This follows on from the Dec 2007 announcement for co-funding of HE courses.

March 08

• Your invitation to Career Studies Talks
• Student Progression and Retention in Higher Education.
• Futuretrack research helps to inform the debate on improving the student experience. (03/08)

February 08

• Who gets the top jobs? Responses to the Sutton Trust reports on university admissions and the domination of top jobs by graduates from Oxbridge and other top universities.
• The Association of Graduate Recruiters Winter Review 2008

2007

December 07

• What Do Graduates Do? 2008
• Putting Research Outcomes Into Practice (PROP)

November 07

• DLHE analysis available
• September Labour Market Bulletin

October 07

• Futuretrack: part-time students
• Accidental analyst

September 07

• Credit-Bearing Career Education
• What Do Graduates Do? Scotland 2007

August 07

• What Do Masters Do? 2007
• UK Grad and UK HERD conferences in Sept 07
• Finding ethical employers
• Futuretrack2007 first results
• HECSU Forum

July 07

• HECSU/Higher Education Academy Annual Conference follow-up
• Research on part-time students
• June Labour Market Bulletin
• Accidental Analyst Splitting the DfES

June 07

• Accidental Analyst Bursaries
• New report reveals rise in number of postgraduates as unemployment dips
• Higher education seen as a career investment, especially by first generation university and college applicants
• 'Friends' generation flocks to study for MBA

May 07

• HECSU/Higher Education Academy Annual Conference
• Check the conference page for updates
• HE Applications continue to rise
• New! Accidental Analyst
• Futuretrack survey offers freshers £40,000 in prize money and free festival tickets
• £40k student pot up for grabs

April 07

• New International Graduates Scheme announced
• Get involved with the The State of Practice in the UK Survey
• Media furore as UCAS announces changes to 2008 applications
• HECSU/Higher Education Academy Annual Conference. A date for your diary

March 07

• Part-time students study - Invitation to submit an expression of interest

Feb 07

• Conference Update
• Part-time students study - Invitation to submit an expression of interest

Jan 07

• The economic benefits of a degree
• LMI Bulletin Dec 06 -Jan 07

2006

December 06

• Embarking on Higher Education
• Futuretrack2006 prize draw reveals diversity in HE
• Up skilling to compete in the global economy

November 06

• What Do Graduates Do? 2007
• Literature Review for Futuretrack published
• Embarking on Higher Education
• LMI news bulletin

October 06

• Labour Market Bulletin
• The Changing Context of Career Practice: Guidance, Counselling or Coaching?

September 06

• Futuretrack Web Chat Live
• Futuretack 2005 identifies the main reason for choosing a course

August 06

• Labour Market Bulletin
• What Do Postgraduates Do?
• Career Development Experiences of Part-time Students: A Feasibility Study

July 06

• UWE students benefit from award winning careers scheme
• "Changing Student Choices" conference
• Graduate Market Trends (Summer 06)
• Labour Market Bulletin (July 06)
• Who'd have thought something that you learn in a classroom could actually be relevant in real life!'

June 06

• LMI Bulletin

May 06

• Foundation Degree Forward

Apr 06

• Labour Market Information Bulletin
• Graduate Market Trends Spring 06 published
• Male graduates pay the price for job search complacency
• Labour Market Information Bulletin

Mar 06

• Free to Choose Conference
• Budget Summary 2006
• Retaining students at your institution. What is your experience?
• Careers in the HE curriculum Update 2

Feb 06

• Conference alerts
• University applicants for 2006
• Graduate Jobsearch Online directs graduates to global job search resources

Jan 06

• HECSU research into experiences of students and graduates
• Leitch Review of skills (interim report)
• CIHE interim report: Meeting International Business Demand

2005

Dec 05

Careers Education in the HE Curriculum

• Careers Advisory Services and International Student (CASIS)
• Employability and Careers Progression for masters students
• NCWE develops Work Experience Quality Mark

Nov 05

• What do graduates do? 2006
• Class of '99

Oct 05

• Futuretrack 2005

June 05

• June 2005 Longitudinal Study

May 05

• May 2005 - Longitudinal study

Jan 05

2004

July 04

• Rosy outlook for graduates

May 04

• Team appointed to research needs of international students

April 04

• Fast track graduates should hit the consultancy trail