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C: Pathways and transitions: careers support for care experienced students and graduates

Presenter: Megan Davies, University of Stirling

Care experienced students face a unique set of barriers in relation to careers support, needs and aspirations. Lots of work is focused on getting care experienced students into university, but not out of it Getting to university is an achievement in itself, many care experienced individuals have a lack of social capital and are often unaware of the types of careers that would be available to them as a graduate.

In Spring 2022, the Careers Service secured funding to research this. We created two internships, exclusively for care experienced students and graduates of the university to explore the careers needs and ambitions of care experienced Stirling students, who would be able to bring their lived experience to lead this research looking at care experienced students’ career needs, and how we support them Hear from our interns about their research, the experience they had, and the legacy of this project.

D: Tackling the problems of today, whilst creating the leaders of tomorrow, with Enactus UK

Presenters: Phill Williams, University of Birmingham, and Amy Brereton, Enactus UK

We know many young people that are at the forefront of influencing social change. Enactus UK creates impact both on and through students engaging them in social action and social enterprise. Aligned to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Enactus UK has an established university programme operating in over 60 universities across the UK, engaging up to 3,500+ students each year. Enactus are dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators

You will hear about the Enactus University Programme, examples of projects, and how the Enactus experiential learning platform develops young people and their career readiness. We’ll explore how Enactus facilitates students to meaningfully engage with the UK’s top employers. You’ll interact with university advisers about their experiences working with Enactus teams at their institutions and explore how your university can get involved in creating an Enactus team of their own.