Cardiff Met Halls ranked 14th in the UK by Whatuni Student Choice Awards!
The Shout! Commercial Services.
Student Placements. Enriching the student experience with Real World placements. Commercial Services annually host Cardiff Met students in a range of work placements and projects each year.
In a second student placement project, we will be working alongside Computer Science students to help update and refresh the Online Induction that all Halls students are required to complete before we issue their room keys.
areas of good practice across the university, whilst acquiring auditing skills and experience. Rachel Roberts added: “I’m delighted again to offer Conference Services had their students the opportunity to annual student placement from attend training, learn valuable Events Management. Bethan transferrable skills, increase their confidence and gain work joined the team in the office and Rachel Roberts has once again assisted weekly with meeting taken a group of CSM Business In experience to complement their clients, marketing events and Action students under her wing to studies.” One of Rachel’s audit students promoting the services available work on a variety of projects. had this to say: via social media. More infor“Working alongside the univermation is on the back page sity has proven to me just how regarding her experiences. adaptive and willing to cooperAccommodation Services have ate with students, Cardiff this year worked with five stuMetropolitan are. Giving the dents from Graphic Design unstudents a voice allowed us to der the annual ‘Persuasion Profeel like we could really make a ject’. This year our theme was difference, with regular 1-1's to student drug awareness literamonitor our progress and ture. The students produced answer questions, we were able outstanding posters, information to get the most out of our booklets and a short film. All of research, enabling us to create which will be displayed in the the best solutions possinew arrivals flats for this ble. Rachel Roberts is a clear September 2019. Hopefully the Gary Samuel from the Business example of a leader doing her approach that the students have School had this to say: utmost to progress the Universitaken will resonate more with “The support Rachel Roberts pro- ty up the league tables.” our new intake than a corporate vides to Business and ManageCatering & Hospitality approach to drug misuse. ment students’ development and provide weekly placements for Wendy Keay-Bright who directs learning as part of the level 5 two international students the programme had this to say: Business in Action module is inamongst their Llandaff staff. In “Student feedback suggests that valuable. Students, with on-going addition they have acted as a input and support from Rachel, client to Nutrition and Dietetics the project helps them to recognise the responsibility that work on authentic, and important- students who assisted in ly live, business challenges and being a designer carries, they developing a new healthy and very much enjoy the experience are afforded a genuine opportuni- diverse menu. The new of collaborating with a client, ty to contribute to the generation products have gone on to be and the opportunity to apply of solutions to be implemented by successfully sold through Catertheir learning in real world Cardiff Metropolitan University.” ing outlets. contexts.” Rachel’s work also provided students with the opportunity to volunteer and train as environmental auditors in order to assist with Cardiff Met’s internal audits of the Environmental Management System. 16 CSHS students applied this year and training was facilitated by Penarth Management Ltd and overseen by Cardiff Met’s Commercial Services Department. The students worked alongside the Sustainability Engagement Manager, Rachel Roberts, providing recommendations and identifying
Newsletter Date: 10/06/19 Est: 2004 Issue #37 Inside this issue: Get fit for FREE!. Major sports announcement.
1
Clean air and smoke free. Some important dates.
2
Student Housing Fayre. Busiest year yet.
3
Marathons and me. Not talking chocolates here!
4
Coffee cup recycling. Thousands recycled already.
5
Awards & Applications. Shortlisted for a CUBO!
6
Conference Round Up. Past & Future Events.
7
LGBT Rainbow Day. Wearing our colours.
8
Comm Services do Lent! Annual 44 day challenge.
9
Print Studio Open Day. 11 Universities joined us.
10
Res Life Update. A year of events.
11
Meet your Colleagues. Bethan from Conferences.
12
FREE Gym passes for students. From September 2019 all 10,000+ Cardiff Met students will receive FREE sports membership across all campuses and all years of study. There is increasing evidence that a healthy body leads to an increase in academic achievements. Further to this its important to exercise for general well being and stress reduction. Cardiff Met has become one of the first UK universities to offer FREE sports membership and it might well encourage an increase in applications and help give us an edge regarding student retention.