Date and Location : Tuesday, 19th July 2022 at St Mary’s Road campus (Ealing)

The focus is ‘Empowering students for a successful transition into professional employment’

This year’s conference will focus on best practice in relation to preparing our students for the ever-changing challenges of graduate employment. Celebrating UWL’s long-standing culture of developing successful graduates, the Festival will bring together academic and professional services staff who play a key role in training our students. The conference will provide a space to discuss current challenges, share best practice and celebrate the innovations and achievements in relation to the following themes: 

  1. Innovations in authentic teaching and assessing practice
    Contributions within this theme may include (but not be limited to) embedding employability in the curriculum through authentic teaching practices (for example problem or project-based learning) or authentic assessment practices; work-integrated learning (e.g. academic apprenticeship programmes, placements); using technology to enhance students’ employability.
  2. Collaborative approaches to embedding employability in the curriculum
    Contributions within this theme may include (but not be limited to) working with employers, alumni and students to develop students’ entrepreneurial skills; co-designing and partnerships with academic partners or other HEIs to embed employability in the curriculum; student-led initiatives are welcomed within this theme too.  
  3. Supporting employability skills through extra-curricular innovation and practice
    Contributions within this theme may include (but not be limited to) career planning activity, developing students’ employability or entrepreneurial skills through personal tutoring, resource development for independent study or support beyond the curriculum—e.g., provision by professional services using technology, structures and processes to innovate. 
  4. Sustainability within and of curriculum design and development
    Contributions within this theme may include (but not be limited to) decolonising the curriculum; developing students’ well-being, resilience and adaptability; developing global citizenship; addressing inequalities and creating equitable opportunities; developing students’ sustainability literacy; supporting student-led sustainability initiatives 

 

We are welcoming nominations for this year’s UWL Teaching Awards. Click here to find out more: UWL Teaching Awards.