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WE BACK YOU to shape your future Employability
Did you know our graduates can access services from our Careers, Enterprise and The Workplace team for up to three years after graduating?
10 ways we enhance your employability
2. HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
Employability is woven into our courses – for example, our engineering students get experience working on real race cars as part of the University of Wolverhampton Racing Team, and placements are an essential element of our Nursing courses.
3. PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Many of our courses attract accreditation from professional bodies, which is a stamp of approval that they meet the highest professional standards. Accreditations include recognition from marketing, business, finance, and travel sectors.
1. ROUTES TO SUCCESS
We pride ourselves on helping you to achieve your ambitions, so offer a wide variety of pathways – whether you’re looking for a course with an integrated foundation year or already have your career mapped with an integrated Master’s route.
4. BOOST YOUR CV
You don’t need to wait until graduation – getting great professional experience, guidance, and CV advice is essential. Get your CV up to scratch during your studies, with opportunities and advice from our Careers, Enterprise and The Workplace teams!
5. CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Career development opportunities are embedded in your timetable providing hundreds of unique opportunities to gain amazing skills, insight and experience to boost your employability, including inspiring field trips and workshops.
8. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
We offer a range of opportunities to study and work abroad. It is a unique chance to boost your employability, learn new skills, immerse yourself into new cultures and gain experience that is highly regarded by employers.
6. WORK EXPERIENCE
Gain valuable experience through placements and part-time work on campus, building your experience from the moment you get here. Gain an edge over inexperienced applicants in your future job hunt.
9. VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
If it’s volunteering experience you’re looking for, Volunteer Central has links with over 160 voluntary and community groups throughout the West Midlands. Visit: volunteercentral.co.uk to discover the range of opportunities.
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7. YEAR IN INDUSTRY
If you choose one of our degrees that include a sandwich year placement (taking a typical three-year degree to four years), you can benefit financially and professionally from paid, realworld experience in your chosen field.
10. START-UP SUPPORT
We can help you achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions through our innovative SPEED project which aims to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and supports students starting their own businesses.