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The next Student Enhancement Week will run from Monday 20th to Friday 24th January 2025.

Introduction

For all students who don’t have compulsory placements, this week is your Enhancement Week.

Enhancement Week offers an opportunity for you to engage with extra curricular activity to support your personal, academic, and employability skills development.
 
The themes of the 2025 Enhancement Week are Graduate Attributes and Digital Capabilities.
 
The Enhancement Week Blackboard site, where you can find the timetable and the links to all the online sessions, is now available for you to self-enrol - look out for the Enhancement Week announcement on Blackboard.
 

Self-Enrol Instructions

  1. Go to Blackboard and look out for the Enhancement Week January 2025 announcement
  2. Click on the Enhancement Week announcement.
  3. Click on Submit at the bottom of the page.

You can also follow this direct link: https://mylearning.cumbria.ac.uk/?new_loc=%2Fultra%2Fcourses%2F_192491_1%2Foutline

 

Enhancement week also provides an opportunity for students to revisit the central support that is on offer and to explore new concepts, including:

  • Utilising AI in job applications
  • Volunteering
  • Introduction to networking
  • Graduate schemes
  • How to master your interview techniques
  • How to make your cv stand out to employers
  • Self employment sessions
  • Enhancement Week Timetable

    For all sessions, please visit this website: Join the Session

     

    Monday 20th January

    StartEndActivity DescriptionGratuate attributeLocation
    10:30 11:00
    How to write an effective CV
    How to make your CV stand out to potential employers
    Agile and adaptable 
    Online
    12:00 12:30
    Graduate schemes uncovered
    Find out all about graduate schemes including what they are, how they work, and how they can benefit your career.
    Critically curious
    Online
    14:00 14:30
    Interview success strategies
    Gain insights into interview skills and techniques that will set you apart from the competition.
    Innovative and creative
    Online
    15:00 15:30
    An introduction to networking
    Essential tips and advice to help you build your confidence and master the art of networking.
    Collaborative and networked
    Online
    16:00 16:30
    Social enterprise: small business, big impact! 
    An introduction to the exciting world of social enterprise, businesses which trade for a social or environmental purpose.
    Innovative and creative
    Online

    Tuesday 21st January

    StartEndActivity DescriptionGratuate attributeLocation
    10:00 14:00

    Unleash Your Niche

    How to Turn a Hobby or Skill Into a Profitable Small Business 

    Innovative and creative

    Online
    11:00 11:45
    Working in an educational setting? A PGCE non QTS may be perfect for you
    Calling all youth workers, artist, sports coach, health, trainers
    Critically curious
    Online
    12:00 12:45
    Finding Your Career Direction: Discover Your Path 
    Gain the  tools to identify career paths you are likely to enjoy and excel at, so you can start your career planning now!
    Agile and adaptable 
    Online
    13.00 13.45
    Find out about Secondary PGCE courses at UoC 
    If you are considering training as a secondary school teacher, this information session will guide you trhough your options at the University of Cumbria.
    Critically curious
    Online

    Wednesday 22nd January

    StartEndActivity DescriptionGratuate attributeLocation
    10:00 10:30
    Confidently Apply: Strategies For Job Application Success
    How to ace your job applications so you are short-listed for interview
    Critically curious
    Online
    12:00 12:30
    Using AI for Job Search and Applications
    Learn how to generate a prompt in AI to help you with CVs and job applications
    Digitially fluent
    Online
    15:00 15:45
    Get into teaching
    Learn all about the various routes into the teaching profession including teacher training options, tips on applying for further study, financing your studies and much more. This session will be delivered by an Explore Teaching Adviser from the organisation Get into Teaching. 
    Critically curious
    Online
    16:00 16:30
    Volunteering: Building skills and giving back
    Find out how, by just giving a few hours a week, volunteering can help you gain experience, boost your skills and make you more employable. Get inspired and make a positive impact.
    Collabarative and networked
    Online

    Thursday 23rd January

    StartEndActivity DescriptionGratuate attributeLocation
    10:00 10:30
    An introduction to networking
    Essential tips and advice to help you build your confidence and master the art of networking 
    Collabarative and networked Online
    11:00 11:30
    Get a Job in Science
    Find out about the many graduate career options that scientists can consider.
    Collabarative and networked Online
    12:00 12:30
    Resilience- a Core Career Skill
    Why resilience is a core career skill and how to develop it.
    Agile and adaptable Online
    14:00 14:45
    Find out about Primary PGCE courses at the University of Cumbria
    If you are considering training as a Primary school teacher, this information session will guide you through your options at the University of Cumbria
    Critically curious Online
    16:00 16:45
    How to write an effective CV 
    How to make your CV stand out to potential employers
    Agile and adaptable Online 

    Friday 24th January

    StartEndActivity DescriptionGratuate attributeLocation
    10:00 10:30
    Overcoming Neurodiversity and Mental Health Challenges in Careers 
    Learn about how to ask for reasonable adjustments during job applications 
    Agile and adaptable Online
    12:00 12:30
    Acing Video Interviews 
    Learn how to succeed in a video interview
    Digitially fluent Online

     

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