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Last year we launched a Degree Apprenticeship feedback project – the first of its kind at Warwick. As a Degree Apprentice, your experience as a member of the University of Warwick is unique and we wanted to find out what works well for you, and what could be improved.
Based on your feedback we’ve made some changes, starting with this newsletter, which is tailored to you. Here you’ll find out about the skills and career support provided by Student Opportunity, which is available to you whilst at Warwick.
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1:1 Careers Appointments
Discuss any aspect of your career – future planning, decision-making, or for mock interview practice if you’re applying for a promotion – in an online or in-person 30 minute appointment with Jo, our careers consultant for degree apprentices. Book an appointment by emailing Jo at jo.pearson@warwick.ac.uk. Find out more
Intercultural Training
Intercultural training enables you to better understand, communicate, and build effective relationships with those from different cultural backgrounds. The skills acquired from this training can be applied to your current role and can be a positive addition to your CV. As well as in-person workshops on campus, you can enrol onto the Intercultural Communication Online Moodle Course, which helps develop your understanding of culture, explores expectations about working across cultures, and enhances your analytical skills.
Warwick Award
The Warwick Award encourages you to reflect on the skills you’re already developing through your degree apprenticeship, as well as more broadly in your professional life and other activities, such as caring responsibilities. The Award enables you to identify your skill strengths, and where you may want to develop to aid your career progression. Find out more
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Workwear Wardrobe
Looking to revamp your workwear wardrobe? Drop into the Student Opportunity Hub, Senate House the next time you’re on campus to select some free second hand workwear from our sustainable wardrobe. Check opening hours
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Get Ahead: WorkReady Toolkit
The WorkReady Toolkit can support you during on-the-job training. Take advantage of the Getting Ahead resources to see how you can apply your experiences and learning to aid your career progression.
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Degree Apprentices: Research findings
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142 Degree Apprentices signed up to our in-depth Degree Apprenticeship feedback project, and 79 took part in at least one activity across the two week project. You spent 38 hours in the online platform telling us about your experiences, sharing thoughts, ideas and images. We had 519 posts and 79 images. We’ve been working hard and understanding your experiences. Find out more about the project and what the project owners have to say about next steps.
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The careers team run careers fairs, employer events, plus workshops and webinars on topics such as CVs, Career Planning, and LinkedIn, which you can browse here. Some upcoming events that might be of interest:
- Meet the Professionals: Careers in Campaigning, Politics, Think Tanks and Policy Research - Tuesday 18 February, 6-7.30 pm, online. Hear this panel of professionals discuss their roles, career journeys and opportunities within the sector.
- LinkedIn Workshop - spring 2025 – Tuesday 18 February, 1-1.30pm, online. Join this bite-sized workshop exploring how to create a LinkedIn profile, engage with your network and find opportunities.
- Sustainability Careers Week – Monday 3 March to Friday 7 March. Join online and in-person discussions, interactive workshops and networking sessions throughout the week, to explore what a career in sustainability looks like, and understand how sustainability intersects across roles and sectors.
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“My interests were always in maths and engineering. Growing up in Pakistan, it was the men who became the engineers, and the women doctors or teachers.”
You may recognise Dr Freeha Azmat, who teaches degree apprenticeships at WMG. Freeha shares her story on Humans of Warwick, as part of our 60th year celebrations. Read on
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| Don't forget that myAdvantage is your online careers and skills portal where you can book appointments, and browse and book events. You can login using your Warwick username and password.
Best wishes,
Sasha
and the Student Opportunity Team
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