Skills For Working Life Brochure 2022/2023

Lead Course Contacts

● Mark Cumisky, Career & Skills Consultant, UCD Careers Network

● Sara Borkent, Careers NetworkAssistant, UCD Careers Network (sara.borkent@ucd.ie)

Aim

To develop well-informed and skilled graduates who can compete effectively in graduate recruitment, in the workplace and make informed decisions about their future career

Course Description

This Programme is intended to provide students with an insight into key skills employers indicate they need students to recognize, develop and relate effectively to the graduate workplace Students will gain an appreciation of how to manage the graduate recruitment process, how to be effective in the workplace and how to be active in their own career development.

Topics include interactive sessions on areas such as Presentation skills,Acing Graduate Interviews, Inclusive Mindset, Problem Solving, Managing your Graduate Career, EffectiveTeamwork.

The course comprises eight weekly informal and interactive sessions each lasting up to two hours (usually around 1hr, 45mins). During these sessions, students can ask questions and interact with recruiters and learn from their experiences

Students who attend a minimum of six sessions will be awarded the UCD Careers Network non-credit bearing Certificate in Skills for Working Life at a presentation of certificates in lateApril/early May The Certificate will be recorded on students’Diploma Supplement which forms part of your final transcript from UCD

The UCD Careers Network has a range of publications on topics such as effective CV development, preparing for aptitude tests and much more. Our opening hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm (appointments are available every day and until 8:00pm on Wednesday evenings during teaching weeks) Check out our website on wwwucd ie/careers where you can access our resources

Attendance

As this course addresses personal and career development, it is in students’best interests to attend all sessions Only students who attend a minimum of six sessions will qualify for the Certificate in Skills for Working Life

Teaching Methods

Each session will be delivered by representatives from leading graduate employers including Glanbia, Citi, KPMG, RTE, EY,Accenture, and Qualtrics.These employers recruit from a broad range of academic disciplines.Although aspects of the course will be taught in traditional lecture type format, for the most part the sessions will be interactive This should enable students to practice the skills covered and to enhance their own development through participation.

Attendance will be recorded weekly and a presentation of Certificates will be organized soon after course completion

Week 1: 01/02/23

Introduction to Skills For Working Life

UCD Careers Network

Introduction toThe Skills for Working Life Programme, presented by

Mark Cumisky

In this workshop, students will be introduced to the Skills for Working Life Programme, including its aims, objectives and the benefits for participants The concepts of employability will be discussed and through a number of self- assessment activities and group exercises students will begin to identify their skills and strengths as well as areas for development.

This process will help to ensure that participants gain maximum value from the employer-led workshops which follow

Learning Outcomes

● Define your expectations of the Skills for Working Life Programme and what you would like to achieve from participating in it

● Via self-analysis, gain insight into where you stand currently in relation to your employability and what your ambitions and associated developmental priorities are

Week 2: 08/02/2023

MaximisingYour LinkedIn

Vodafone

MaximisingYour LinkedIn, presented by Emily Dunn.

Vodafone:The world is changing fast Now is the time for innovation and digital empowerment Vodafone provides a global platform for over 50 million people to connect and make things happen all over the world everyday. We create amazing success stories alongside some of life's most epic moments We make the world a better place and change our customers' lives for good

Internship: Kick-start your career with the Vodafone summer Internship During our paid three-month internship you will have the chance to apply classroom learnings to real life situations while networking with professionals, gaining valuable experience and having fun!

Learning Outcomes

● The essentials for a good LinkedIn profile.

● How to present yourself well on LinkedIn

● Tips for posting on LinkedIn

Week 3: 15/02/2023

Inclusive Mindset

RTÉ

Inclusive Mindset, presented by Zbyszek Zalinski

RTE is Ireland’s national public service media organization Its mission is to provide people in Ireland with an impartial and comprehensive news service, and to entertain, inform and illuminate

Based in Donnybrook, RTÉ has regional offices in Cork, Galway, Waterford, Limerick, Belfast, Dundalk,Athlone and Sligo There are overseas bureau in Washington, Brussels and London

RTÉ’s vision is to champion Irish culture by captivating audiences with trusted, engaging and challenging content; celebrating our country’s rich diversity; and cultivating Ireland’s talent

Zbyszek Zalinski is a native of Łódź, Poland He joined RTÉ in 2007 and has held a variety of roles across all radio services, including researcher, presenter, and assistant producer and, after taking part in the producer course, producer on both 2FM and RTÉ Radio 1 He holds a doctorate in political science fromTrinity College, Dublin

As Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Zbyszek helps RTÉ better reflect the Ireland of today – among those who make the programmes and support our different services, as well as those who appear on them

Learning Outcomes

● Inclusive mindset definition

● An understanding of what diversity vs inclusion in the workplace means.

● The importance of fostering an inclusive mindset in the workplace (and beyond)

● Inclusive mindset practices / Inclusive language

● Allyship

Week 4: 22/02/2023

Acing Graduate and Internship Interviews

Tirlán

Acing

Graduate and Internsh

Tirlán, formerly known as Gl p , with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands

The farmer-owned co-operative has a first-class track record of success in the global market Rooted in a rich heritage of family farming and embedded in its communities,Tirlán has evolved to bring the passion of its farmers and their high-quality milk and grains to the international marketplace. Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to its milk pool of three billion litres and its premium grains portfolio,Tirlán now exports to more than 80 countries Its award-winning brands are household names in Ireland, and include Ireland’s number one consumer dairy brand,Avonmore.

The organisation draws on a wealth of experience to deliver exceptional products and tailored nutritional solutions including Kilmeaden, Wexford,Truly Grass Fed, Solmiko, CheddMax and GAIN.Atalented team of over 2,100 people manageTirlán’s network of 11 production facilities and 52 agri retail outlets serving its communities with annual revenues of over €3 billion expected in 2022 For more information visit wwwtirlan com

Learning Outcomes

● Learn about key ‘in demand skills’that graduate employers are seeking

● Understand how you can develop an effective approach to interviews and what employers are looking for

● Appreciate how to articulate experience in ways that help employers identify enthusiasm, commitment, commercial awareness

● Learn how to and easily make connections between the company’s criteria and what you can offer the company

Enter Net Zero - Sustainable Business Decision Making

Deloitte

Enter Net Zero - Sustainable Business Decision Making, presented by Emer Sherlock

As the world’s largest global professional services and consulting network, Deloitte Ireland has over 3,000 people providing audit & assurance, tax and legal, technology, consulting, risk advisory, and corporate finance services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries

This in-person event will take place on campus Students will be put in teams of 4-6 where they will be challenged with building a Net Zero Investment portfolio for their mock client Each team will have a €1,000,000 fund to invest across various companies over the course of the game. On completion of the challenge, you will receive a report indicating how well your investment choices performed for your mock client

We invite students from all disciplines to take part, develop your sustainable thinking, and gain valuable insights into the future of Net Zero Business Decision Making

Learning Outcomes:

● Learn about making sustainable investment decisions

● Understand the process behind sustainable business decision-making

● Appreciate the effect of different investment choices.

Week 6: 29/03/2023

TOPIC TBC

EMPLOYER TBC TOPICTBC

Learning Outcomes

Week 7: 05/04/2023

KPMG

Problem Solving, pre

KPMG is at the heart of business in Ireland We have offices based in Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Galway KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, offering a range of audit, tax, advisory and consulting services to a broad range of domestic and international clients across all sectors of business and the economy We are helping our clients explore potential obstacles to change and collaborate on critical decisions that can deliver real value to their businesses.

Learning Outcomes

● The purpose of this presentation is to help students gain valuable knowledge and understanding when facing complex problems within a business environment

● Students will understand the value of communication and working with others to achieve a solution

● Students should feel more confident in problem solving and take away new methods and approaches in finding solutions

Week 8: 07/04/2022

TOPIC TBC

Coca-Cola TOPICTBC

Learning Outcomes