Improving outcomes for local graduates
Local graduates case studies and resources
These case studies and resources demonstrate the work of projects funded by our industrial strategy and skills Challenge Competition to improve outcomes for graduates who seek employment in their home region.
Resources
In this section you can find resources that will be of use to students and graduates who are looking to make their first steps into graduate employment.
- Graduate Re-tune webpage
This page from Birmingham City University provides a catalogue of online resources, such as advice on writing applications and CVs and how to utilise LinkedIn. - Work in the West Midlands webpage
Students participating in the project at University of Birmingham produced a Work in the West Midlands webpage, which provides useful information regarding the local employment sector.
In this section you can find resources that will be of use to providers who are looking to support their students and graduates into graduate employment.
- Tour of University Centre Peterborough's employer hub
This short video gives providers a guided tour of University Centre Peterborough's employer hub.
In this section you can find resources that will be of use to employers who are looking to support local students and graduates into graduate employment.
- Inclusive employers toolkit
The project at University of Bradford produced a toolkit which employers can use to help develop inclusive employment practices. - Make diversity your business toolkit
The Leicester's Future Leaders project created a toolkit to support businesses to attract, recruit, retain and promote black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates.
Case studies
- University of Birmingham: Transforming the West Midlands through 'reverse mentoring'
- Birmingham City University and Aston University: Reducing graduate unemployment through productive partnerships
- Canterbury Christ Church University: GradForce project: Engaging employers
- De Montfort University: Leicester's Future Leaders: Going further with student engagement
- University of East Anglia: Interview with Henry Opina, Gateway to Growth intern
- University of Hull: Connecting physics students to regional employers through curriculum development
- University of Lincoln: The small and medium enterprise and surviving COVID-19
- University of Liverpool: Closing the digital skills gap through student partnership
- Manchester Metropolitan University: ‘Rise’ – This is your time and place…
- Teesside University: Graduate internships: Navigating the virtual landscape
Published 03 July 2020
Last updated 18 September 2023 + show all updates
Last updated 18 September 2023 + show all updates
18 September 2023 - Further case studies added.
23 March 2021 - Teesside University case study added
18 November 2020 - Case study added: Manchester Met
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