ENABLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY

E N A BL IN G THE D E VE LOP ME NT O F GR AD UATE E M P LOYAB I L I T Y

ISSUE 1 OCT 2016

Produced by Cardiff Met Careers Service

SCHOOL OF SPORT National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC), Cyncoed Campus

TUESDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 | 10:30AM - 3PM LIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN SPORT, LEISURE, MANAGEMENT, cOAchING, TEAchING & MANY MORE

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Sponsor’s Welcome

Tara Dillon chief Executive Officer chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity (cIMSPA) I'd like to thank Cardiff Metropolitan University for inviting CIMSPA to play such a key role in today's careers fair.

For those students who aren't aware of what CIMSPA does - we are the single chartered professional body for the sport and physical activity sector.

If you are considering a career in sport, fitness, sports development, sport administration or leisure management - anywhere within the sport and physical activity world - then we have a membership pathway for you which will help your career prospects and personal development.

We're a relatively new organisation, and have the backing of government, key sector employers and agencies for our work in challenging the UK's inactivity problem and improving collaboration with the wider health sector. We already have a membership pathway in place to chartered status for those working in leisure management, and are now creating similar routes for other specialisms

Our work with universities such as Cardiff Metropolitan centres on both developing “employability-focused” degrees, and on helping students bridge the gap between the world of study and work.

I’m keen today to meet as many Cardiff Met students as possible, to get your perspective on this exciting and challenging part of your life journey, so please come along to CIMSPA’s stand, or perhaps ask a question during my presentation.

My message to you would be to be proactive and get the maximum out of today’s careers fair - talk to as many of the exhibitors as you can, and keep an open mind as to career choices you might not have previously thought of.

Finally, if you are thinking of a career in sport, then be active and mindful about building a successful career as soon as you start work - which is where CIMSPA can help. I hope I can look forward to welcoming you into membership soon.

We are delighted to announce that Tara is our key note speaker for the day and will be talking about the benefits of becoming a CIMSPA member.

Tara’s talk will be in Lecture Theatre 4 (B Block) 1pm - 2pm.

Book your place via careerhub: careerhub.cardiffmet.ac.uk/students/events

School of Sport Welcome

Steve Osborne School of Sport Employability co-ordinator

The School of Sport is committed to developing a greater focus to the development of employability skills.

The CareerFest event is one of a series of initiatives aiming to develop high levels of academic achievement in parallel with graduate employability. We are aiming to ensure our graduates will have the opportunity to become outstanding global citizens and to contribute to their communities and the organisations they work for.

We would like to thank the wide range of high quality partners who have committed to investing in the development of our students through supporting these types of events and offering other work based learning experiences. This support is vital in providing our students and graduates the opportunity to enhance their employability skills so that they succeed in an ever-changing and competitive graduate labour market.

Careers Service Welcome welcome to the cardiff School of Sport careerFest 2016!

CareerFest is a brand new and exciting careers fair which allows students to engage with employers offering placement, internship and graduate opportunities. We at the Careers Service have worked hard to ensure that the employers in attendance are suited to the needs of our students. The event provides the perfect platform to build vital links for your future career as well as increasing your knowledge of opportunities available in the current labour market.

The Careers Service is available to support you throughout your student life as well as post-graduation. We offer a wide range of services, ranging from one-to-one career advice and guidance, support with job searching and finding work experience and tailored employability workshops. We are on hand all day every day to answer any career-related queries that you may have and we are busy finding lots of new jobs for our students so check out CareerHub www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/careerhub for all our live jobs.

We hope you make the most of CareerFest 2016 - remember it’s not what you know or who you know these days, it’s who knows you, so make sure you get your name out there! And don’t forget to come to the Careers Service stand to meet the team! We’d love to meet you!

Your careers Team

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Employer / Opportunities List Company

Graduate jobs

Work placements

Agile Therapy Ltd

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Aneurin Leisure Trust

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British Army

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Internships

Seasonal Jobs

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Camp Counselors USA

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Camp Leaders

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Cardiff City FC Foundation

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Challenger Sports

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Creazione Dance & Fitness

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DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car

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Halo Leisure Trust

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Neilson Active Holidays

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New Directions Education

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NHS Leadership Academy

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Opus Professional Services Group

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PE Direct

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PGL Travel

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Royal Air Force

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Royal Navy

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South Wales Police

Think of some key questions. It’s cliché but being prepared really is the key to success at careers fairs.

TOP TIP #3 Consider your key strengths and qualities and be ready to highlight these when talking to employers.

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Dress smart to create a professional first impression and enhance your LinkledIn profile by getting a snap in the LinkedIn booth.

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Torfaen Leisure Trust UFit Fitness

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StreetGames Teach 1st Education Recruitment

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Sport Cardiff Sports Xtra

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Seed Event Solutions

Get clued up on the companies attending the fair and make a list of those you would like to speak to.

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Glamorgan Cricket Club

Hays Specialist Recruitment

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Urdd Gobaith Cymru

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After the fair take the opportunity to connect with the people you met on social media in order to expand your network.

USA Summer Camp Welsh Athletics

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Welsh Sports Association / TSW Training

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Village Hotel Club Cardiff

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Yolk Recruitment

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Print a few copies of your CV so you have these to hand if requested by an employer.

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Cardiff Met Internal Departments Department

How can they help you?

Careers Service

The Careers Service is here to help you build and develop your employability skills so that you are ready for life postgraduation. We can support you with all your career-related needs including CV writing, work placement and graduate job searching, interview preparation and much more. Don’t forget to come and visit our CV Clinic for help with your CV.

Centre for Entrepreneurship

The centre provides support to any student who is thinking about starting and running their own business. We also put on workshops and events which will help you to understand how the worlds of Business and Sport interrelate and how you can be more effective and entrepreneurial.

Development & Alumni Office

The Cardiff Metropolitan University Alumni Network is made up of all former students who graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Graduates can sign up to the Alumni Network on graduation, opening up a wealth of opportunity. With links to over 80,000 alumni in the UK and around the world, who knows where your next conversation might take you?

PGCE Primary & Secondary Office

Academic staff from the PGCE Programme will be on hand to answer any queries you may have about completing a PGCE. They will be able to tell you what it’s like to study a PGCE here at Cardiff Met and how you can ensure you have the best chance of getting onto a PGCE course.

School of Sport Postgraduate Study

Academic staff from the School of Sport will be available to discuss the wide variety of postgraduate study options within the School if you are considering going on to further study.

Student Finance

The Student Finance team will be on hand to help you with any information or advice you need regarding your finances, including what’s available to you should you want to undertake further study.

Students Union

Representatives from the Students Union will be available to talk to you about lots of opportunities to develop your employability skills via their workshops, part-time jobs and volunteering opportunities.

your

Alumni Network cardiffmet.ac.uk/alumni

connect with thousands of graduates who can support you through university and after you graduate Alumni can help you with things like:  Mentoring  Work Placements  CV Feedback  Internships  Application Review Much More…

To find out more about cardiff Met’s Alumni Mentoring Scheme, please visit www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/alumnivolunteering

Individual Employer Profiles Agile Therapy Ltd

Aneurin Leisure Trust

Industry: Healthcare

Industry: Leisure

Type of opportunity: Work placements

Type of opportunity: Work placements, Seasonal/Casual Vacancies

Positions available: Sports injuries, Marketing

Positions available: Various roles in leisure, health & wellbeing

Agile Therapy is a Cardiff based clinic providing the very best in Physiotherapy,

Aneurin Leisure is an exciting new venture delivering leisure, learning and

Sports Massage, Chiropractor, Orthotics, Podiatry, Sports Nutrition & Dietetics.

cultural services across Blaenau Gwent as a charitable organisation.

Our Cardiff clinic is open to everyone for their healthcare needs, offering a

We are passionate about making a positive impact to people's lives not only

friendly, professional and individualised approach to healthcare.

by improving physical health and wellbeing, but also their mental and social wellbeing through our diverse range of services and facilities.

www.agiletherapy.com www.aneurinleisure.org.uk

British Army

camp counsellors USA

Industry: Armed Forces

Industry: Travel & Tourism

Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, internships and work placements

Type of opportunity: International seasonal work

Positions available: A range of graduate and non graduate opportunities with

Positions available: Summer camp counsellor and summer camp support staff

over 200 different roles in the Army.

Since 1985, CCUSA have been helping students to experience the BEST SUMMER The Army is different from most jobs. The people you work alongside aren’t just

EVER! We work with over 600 summer camps and employers all over America.

your colleagues, they’re your best mates. And you don’t just get brilliant training

Our programmes will give you the opportunity to live, work and travel in America

and support, you get somewhere to call home.

over the summer.

www.army.mod.uk

www.ccusa.co.uk

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Looking for a career in Leisure, Learning and Culture?

If the answer is YES then Aneurin Leisure is the place for you!

Aneurin Leisure is an exci ng new venture which delivers leisure, learning and cultural services across Blaenau Gwent.

As a community focussed organisa on, we are passionate about making a posi ve impact to people’s lives by not only improving physical health and wellbeing, but also their mental and social wellbeing through our diverse range of services and facili es.

We o er a number of training opportuni es, work experience and work placements, and as a Trust we are keen to support people who are commi ed to pursuing a career in this industry.

Work placements are available for students from Year 10 or above, college or university, and even individuals looking for a careers change.

For further informa on please contact us on the details below dione.morris@aneurinleisure.org.uk 01495 355606

www.aneurinleisure.org.uk

camp Leaders

cardiff city Fc Foundation

Industry: Travel & Tourism

Industry: Sports Inclusion & Development

Type of opportunity: International seasonal work

Type of opportunity: Work placements, seasonal work

Positions available: Camp Counsellors

Positions available: Disability 'hub' coaching and sports education

Introducing the perfect summer jobs for students and grads. The Camp Leaders

Cardiff City FC Foundation is an independent charity that works in partnership

programme is your opportunity to get paid work in a traditional USA summer

with Cardiff City Football Club. We use the power of sport & education to change

camp. If you’re thinking marshmallows on the camp fire, tree swings on the lake

lives. We inspire people to be more active, included, healthy and knowledgeable.

and a scorching hot summer, then you’re spot on.

We reach over 30,000 people every year but have aspirations to reach many more. We operate throughout South Wales and embrace our role within

www.campleaders.com

the community. cardiffcityfcfoundation.org.uk

challenger Sports

creazione Dance & Fitness

Industry: Sports

Industry: Dance & Fitness

Type of opportunity: Work placements and Seasonal vacancies

Type of opportunity: Work placements, seasonal jobs

Positions available: British soccer coaches and academy trainers

Positions available: Dance teachers and fitness instructors

For over twenty years Challenger Sports and British Soccer, has given football

Creazione have their own fitness village where they have gym facilities, café,

coaches from the United Kingdom and Ireland the chance to travel, coach, and

crèche, hair and beauty, physiotherapist and deliver over 70 classes per week. At

be a part of the soccer explosion in the US and Canada. Better yet, not only does

Creazione we specialise in delivering dance, fitness and sport within the

this give coaches the experience of a lifetime, it can also lead to a potential full

education sector, local authority and community. We work closely with schools,

time career in soccer in the USA.

leisure centres, community clubs, private individuals and local projects. The company is run by experienced teachers, coaches and professional dance

www.challengersportsrecruitment.com

teachers that are highly qualified and have many years’ experience. www.creazione.co.uk

chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (cIMSPA) Industry: Workforce development for sport and physical activity Support available: Professional membership, networking opportunities, support in your career progression CIMSPA provides leadership, support and empowerment for professionals working in sport and physical activity and a single unified voice for the sector.

DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) Industry: Civil Service Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements Positions available: Variety of office based and managerial roles available The DVLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport holding over 47 million driver records, and over 39 million vehicle records, maintaining the registration and licensing of drivers and of vehicles in Great Britain.

The Institute holds two long term strategic priorities: 1) To provide opportunities for young leaders to develop and succeed. 2) To provide leadership on the development and management of career pathways

Employing over 5000 staff at our Swansea offices, we have been through some radical changes over the past decade, moving away from a paper-based organisation to become a more efficient, award-winning government organisation, providing excellent digital services to our customers.

www.cimspa.co.uk www.dvla.gov.uk

Enterprise Rent-A-car

halo Leisure Trust

Industry: Retail

Industry: Leisure

Type of opportunity: Graduate Management Trainee Opportunities, 12 Month

Type of opportunity: Work placements, seasonal jobs

Industrial Placements and summer internships

Positions available: Leisure apprenticeships, swimming instructors, casual sports

Positions available: Trainee Managers

vacancies

Add an annual turnover of $17.8 billion to a rental and leasing fleet of over one

Halo Leisure is a registered charity and social enterprise running sport and leisure

million vehicles spread across 8,600 locations worldwide and you get Enterprise

facilities agenda throughout Bridgend County Borough on behalf of the local

Rent-A-Car – a business that’s grown into the largest global mobility provider in

authority. As a social enterprise, any surplus is ploughed back into our facilities

the world. We've also been named TARGETjobs 'Graduate Employer of the

and services so we can offer accessible and affordable leisure activities for all.

Year' 2016.

Our mission is ‘Creating Healthy Communities’ and everything we do from gyms,

www.enterprisealive.co.uk

personal training is all about getting more people more active more often.

swimming, fitness classes, racket sports, indoor and outdoor team games,

www.haloleisure.org.uk

hays Specialist Recruitment

Glamorgan cricket club

Industry: Recruitment

Industry: Sport, Leisure and Hospitality

Type of opportunity: Graduate and 12 month placement

Opportunities: Work placements, seasonal/casual vacancies

Positions available: Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant and 12 month

Positions: Bar work, waitering, kitchen porter, events

Undergraduate Intern Glamorgan Cricket plays host to many prestigious and exciting events such as With over 2,200 consultants across 100 offices we offer an unparalleled and

international and domestic cricket fixtures, music concerts, rugby dinners, award

unrivalled service to our customers. We are a FTSE 250 company operating in 33

ceremonies etc. It is an exciting place to work and provides you with the

different countries across five continents and are, by some margin, the employer

opportunity to develop your personal and technical skills.

of choice in the recruitment industry.

We are looking to recruit casual workers who can deliver an excellent food and www.careers.hays.co.uk

beverage service to the many people who visit the SSE SWALEC. www.glamorgancricket.com

Neilson Active holidays

New Directions Education

Industry: Travel & Tourism

Industry: Education Recruitment

Type of opportunity: Work placements & seasonal vacancies

Type of opportunity: Long term contracts, part and full-time contracts,

Positions available: SUMMER: Dinghy Instructors, Windsurf Instructors,

temporary, permanent and day-to-day supply

Wakeboard/Waterski Instructors, Fitness Instructors, Tennis Coaches, Bike

Positions available: Teaching and Teaching Assistant positions, Learning Support

Guides, Climbing Instructors, Kite Surf Instructors, Children's Club Staff,

Assistants, Cover Supervising, 1:1 support, Tutoring and Ancillary staff

Receptionists, Waiting Staff, Bar Staff, Spa Therapists WINTER: Ski Reps, Chalet Hosts, Hotel Hosts, Housekeepers, Chefs

New Directions Education is one of the UK’s premier recruitment and training

Neilson Holidays are the leading specialists in activity holidays with award

Wales, our team has been embedded with the education community since 1999.

partners to the education sector. With offices in 10 locations across England and winning beach clubs in Greece, Turkey, Sardinia & Croatia, ski holidays across

New Directions helps schools, colleges and universities across the UK find

Europe and sailing holidays.

suitable supply staff on both a long and short-term basis. A leading supply

www.neilson.co.uk

Vale, Hereford, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Swansea, Wirral and Wrexham.

teaching agency in the following locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Ebbw

www.new-directions.co.uk

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To find out how to start writing your own career story, come and talk to our team at the careers fair. Alternatively, visit us at careers.hays.co.uk

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NhS Leadership Academy Industry: Healthcare Type of opportunity: Graduate scheme Positions available: Finance Management, Health Informatics Management,

Opus Professional Services Group Industry: Recruitment Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements Positions available: Trainee Recruitment Consultants

Human Resources Management & General Management Opus Professional Services Group is a multi-award winning organisation

By joining the multi-award winning NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, you will be developing the skills and confidence you need to lead our organisation through its transformation into an ever more efficient, successful and professional health care service. You'll enjoy mentoring, support and first class training from some of the most brilliant minds in the NHS.

recognised by the Virgin Fast Track Top 100 as one of the fastest growing recruitment companies and the Sunday Times as one of the top recruitment companies to work for in the UK. We place professional development at the forefront of what we are about- whatever your background or experience- we believe career progression is essential. Our extensive in-house training programme will ensure you are supported every step of the way.

www.nhsgraduates.co.uk

PE Direct

www.opuspsg.com

PGL Travel Industry: Education/Outdoor activity/Sport

Industry: Education recruitment Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements Positions available: Hourly/daily supply and longer term PE teachers PE Direct is a specialist teaching agency for Physical Education, managed by PE teachers. We have the largest pool of PE teachers in South Wales and Bristol.

We recruit the best physical education teachers and sports coaches and supply them to high schools for both short and long term cover. We also provide physical education teachers and sports coaches to junior schools to cover

Type of opportunity: Work placements & seasonal vacancies Positions available: Summer Activity Instructor working with children and teenagers Work with children at one of PGL’s 24 activity centres. 2,500 jobs including Activity Instructors plus French Language, Catering and Housekeeping jobs.

Ideal for a career in sports coaching, teaching, a placement or just a summer job.

On-site accommodation + meals + uniform + full training and industry leading wage.

curricular and extra-curricular PE. www.pgl.co.uk/jobs www.pedirect.org.uk

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Royal Air Force

Royal Navy

Industry: Aviation, Engineering, Public Service Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements Positions available: Various roles within management, aviation, operations and many more

Industry: Military/Government Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements Positions available: Various roles within leadership, logistics, training management, aviation and many more

We offer amazing employment, career and lifestyle opportunities for individuals seeking diversity, high level training, travel and competitive pay.

Protecting the nations assets by land, sea and air - looking for confident leaders and managers with good communication skills and strong values for a variety of jobs at all levels.

www.raf.mod.uk

www.royalnavy.mod.uk

Seed Event Solutions

South wales Police

Industry: Event staffing and logistics

Industry: Public sector

Type of opportunity: Work placements and seasonal vacancies

Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs

Positions available: Varied including stewarding, bar work and concessions

Positions available: Police Officer, PCSO, Special Constable, Call handler

Seed Staff is an innovative company which works with University students and

South Wales Police cover policing in the South Wales area ranging from Swansea

young people to provide bespoke staff solutions to the events industry.

to Cardiff and up to Merthyr Tydfill and Aberdare. We cover 42% of the Welsh

Our unique approach involves combining events experts with University students

population. Deal with approx 35000 arrests and cover over 150 major events

studying relevant degree courses and supporting this with extensive training

per year and take over 1 million calls of various nature per year.

and development. www.south-wales.police.uk/joinuslearnmore www.seedstaff.com

Sport cardiff

Sports xtra

Industry: Sports Development

Industry: Sports

Type of opportunity: Work placements

Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements

Positions available: Sports coaching, events management and volunteering

Positions available: Children's Activity Professional

Sport Cardiff's mission is to enrich the lives of the people of Cardiff through a

Sports Xtra focus on impacting children's physical activity. We do this by

regional delivery model to deliver a wide range of quality sporting opportunities

providing traditional activities such as football and netball as well as alternative

for the young people. This is being achieved through a highly skilled workforce,

ones like Spy and detective. We have brand partnerships with Sony and BBC to

visible and viable community based sports clubs, and high quality

deliver activities based on children's cartoons.

competition structure. www.sports-xtra.com/ www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/about/sport/sportcardiff/Pages/default.aspx

StreetGames

Teach 1st Education Recruitment

Industry: Charity

Industry: Education / Recruitment

Type of opportunity: Work placements, seasonal/casual vacancies

Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements

Positions available: Coaching, project delivery, training opportunities,

Positions available: Supply Teachers, Cover Supervisors

volunteering Teach 1st Education Recruitment was founded on the principle of creating StreetGames promotes Doorstep Sport - that is sport in disadvantaged

outstanding schools and acquiring passionate teachers who can engage and

communities that takes place at the right time, at the right place, in the right

inspire students at a local level. However, our purpose is not just limited to

style and at the right price. Through sport the StreetGames Network changes

finding talented teachers and cultivating outstanding schools, we also

lives, changes sport and changes communities. The StreetGames charity was set

provide invaluable development opportunities through our education

up by half a dozen organisers of neighbourhood sports projects. In 2005 they

training programmes.

came together to make sport more widely available for disadvantaged young people and to maximize the power of sport to change young lives and to change

www.teach1st.co.uk

disadvantaged communities. www.streetgames.org

Torfaen Leisure Trust

UFit Fitness

Industry: Leisure

Industry: Health and fitness

Type of opportunity: Work placements, casual vacancies

Type of opportunity: Graduate Jobs, work placements

Positions available: Swimming instructors

Positions available: Personal trainer, receptionist, team leader, marketing assistant

Torfaen Leisure Facilities are managed by Torfaen Leisure Trust Limited.

We are a not for profit Organisation that manages 5 centres: Cwmbran

Wales’ largest independently owned gym. We believe that fitness should be an

Stadium, Pontypool Ski Slope, Fairwater Leisure Centre, Pontypool

experience that you want to re-live over and over again. We offer more than a

Active Leisure Centre and Bowden Active Living Centre. We aim to get

membership. We offer a lifestyle and a social environment where you can be who

more people, more active, more often!

you want to be. Our vision to create a ‘playground for adults’ is about connecting people and bringing them together by doing the things they love.

www.torfaenleisuretrust.co.uk www.ufit-fitness.com

Urdd Gobaith cymru

USA Summer camp

Industry: Sport

Industry: Travel and Tourism

Type of opportunity: seasonal vacancies

Type of opportunity: Work placements, seasonal vacancies

Positions available: Sport Trainers, Development officers

Positions available: Over 100 jobs available including Camp Leaders and Instructors'

Urdd Gobaith Cymru's aim is to provide the opportunity, through the medium of Welsh, for the children and young people in Wales to become fully rounded

Working at an American summer camp can give you a taste of a number of skills

individuals, developing personal and social skills that will enable them to make

over one summer. You will be leading sports and activities ensuring campers are

a positive contribution to the community.

safe and having fun. We are looking for students who are enthusiastic about teaching and want a new experience.

www.urdd.cymru/en www.usasummercamp.co.uk

welsh Athletics

welsh Sports Association / TSw Training

Industry: National governing body

Industry: Sport and Lifelong Learning

Type of opportunity: Work placements, internships

Type of opportunity: Work placements, Internships

Positions available: Development, Performance, Event

Positions available: Varied including sports coaching, development andmanagement

Welsh Athletics is the official governing body for athletics in Wales, with over 9000 registered athletes and more than 95 active clubs. Together, we aim to

The WSA is an independent membership body and we’re passionate about

shape a new future for athletics development and achievement. We have a

bringing together Wales’ major players in sport. As the gateway to business

proud history and a great track record. By providing structure, we aim to create a

support services, we empower, equip and inspire our members who are major

seamless pathway from regional schools and clubs, to national elite

sporting organisations – including National Governing Bodies of Sport and

performance. We support grass roots activity and translate this into national

professional associations. We are committed to setting sport up for success to

sporting success. Welsh Athletics is dedicated to improving our sport at both

ensure a long-term sustainable future for sport and recreation.

club and national level. We target improved development, education and performance.

www.wsa.wales

www.welshathletics.org

Village hotel club cardiff

Yolk Recruitment

Industry: Hotel & Leisure

Industry: Recruitment

Type of opportunity: Part time work, Seasonal/casual vacancies

Type of opportunity: Graduate jobs, work placements

Positions available: Leisure Jobs, Food & Beverage Jobs,

Positions available: Sales, Marketing, IT, Business Support

Front of House Jobs, Back of House Jobs A recruitment agency specialising in helping you find roles in Sales, Marketing, IT, Village Hotel Club provides everything you ever need in a Hotel and Leisure Club.

Business Support, HR, Finance, Engineering and Life Sciences.

We have bedrooms, meeting rooms, functions suites, leisure club, spa, Public House bar, Verve Restaurant, Starbucks Coffee shop and much more.

www.yolkrecruitment.com

www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels

Cardiff Met careers Service Today’s employers demand more from graduates.

Get switched on.

Speak to your Careers Team www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/careers

@CmetCareers

The Centre for Entrepreneurship is Cardiff Metropolitan University’s dedicated department for all things entrepreneurial. Whether you have a business idea that you’re looking to take forward or you’re interested in being more entrepreneurial and learning new skills, we can help. We run a wide range of events and activities for students and graduates across Cardiff Met from workshops and networking events to competitions, skills development programmes and funding opportunities.

We also provide one-to-one support to help guide you on your business start-up journey.

To find out more visit our website at:  cardiffmet.ac.uk/entrepreneurship Follow us on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/cardiffmetent

Come and join us for Mingle directly after Careers Fest in Centro

Send us a tweet:  twitter.com/cardiffmetent

Register at cardiffmet.ac.uk/sportsmingle

Sports

Mingle

this event runs straight after CareerFest Interested in working for yourself?

Need some inspiration to get started?

Come along to sports mingle and chat with our successful guests. All our guests have created unique businesses in the field of sport.

Pizza and drinks will be provided at this relaxed and informal networking opportunity.

Tuesday 1st November at 3:30pm – 5:30pm Centro, Cyncoed Campus

To book your place visit cardiffmet.ac.uk/sportsmingle

@CardiffMetEnt www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/entrepreneurship 029 2020 5664

Action Plan This page has been designed for you to make notes following your engagement with employers during today’s CareerFest.

Write down a list of follow up actions such as doing more research on companies that you have been really interested by, contacts who you should email to further your interest in working for them and people you should now follow on social media.

What Next? careerFest is over, so what should you do now?  Ensure you fully utilise the contacts you have made by connecting with the relevant employers on LinkedIn so you can keep in touch  Keep a notebook of employer contact details - this will be very handy in the future!  Follow up with the employers you have engaged with by sending an e-mail, calling or messaging on LinkedIn thank them for the time they gave you and tell them how much you were impressed with their company - flattery goes a long way!  Get onto CareerHub to look at what live jobs are out there at the moment  Get down to the Careers Service for help with all things career-related, such as help with CV’s and application forms, prep for an interview, ideas on future careers or for help with job searching  Take a look at the Career Events webpage (www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/careerevents)  Get your CV looking tip top! Everyone needs a CV so you may as well use the support available to you now to get a great one ready  Look into ways that you can enhance your employability skills such as doing some volunteering, finding a work placement or maybe getting a summer internship in place  Don’t delay - you need to stand out in today’s crowded and competitive market so act NOW!

where to find us?

Cyncoed A Block, next to the Library.

We have newly renovated offices so come check us out!

Llandaff A Block, next to I-Zone.

Come see our new careers space in Llandaff!

We are open from 8:30am - 5:30pm Monday - Friday so please feel free to drop in whenever you want!

For more information, visit us at: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/ about/careers @CareersCSS Cardiff Metropoloitan University - Careers Service @cardiffmetcareersservice

Meet the School of Sport Employability Team Steven Osborne - Employability co-ordinator I am a Lecturer in Sport Management and Development here in the Cardiff School of Sport. I joined the School in 2014, following a four and a half year tenure as a lecturer at Swansea Metropolitan University (now UWTSD).

I have over 20 year's voluntary, professional and academic experience in the sports industry, where I gained experience in developing and implementing; strategic change programmes, local and national strategies, managing and leading teams of sports professionals. This work has been conducted in all major spheres of sport including voluntary, public, not for profit/private and national organisations.

Andy Miles - Employability Lead - Performance Sport I am currently a Principal Lecturer and have previously been the School's Director of Enterprise, where I spent 10 years building extensive relationships and partnerships with external agencies in order to facilitate the School's knowledge transfer activities.

I have provided a range of consultancy and training services to athletes, coaches, and NGBs and most recently have been involved in the training of trainee Sport and Exercise Scientists through the BASES Supervised experience workshops. This contribution was recognised by the British Association of Sport & Exercise Science (BASES) who awarded me with Fellowship status in 2012. I am a Fellow of the HEA and also a National trainer for Sports Coach UK. As Employability Lead for Performance Sport, I am responsible for overseeing the effective and efficient employability and work-based learning activities within my programme area. In particular, I work closely with SportCardiff and the Student Union to coordinate and oversee the development of placement learning opportunities on campus.

Andy Evans - Employability Lead - coaching, Education and Dance I have over 15 years experience working across public, private and third sector organisations in the sport and leisure sector in senior management roles as well as over 15 years experience working in sports education at both FE and HE levels.

From January 2008 I was seconded to the Sports Policy Unit of the Welsh Assembly Government from the Sports Council for Wales, as Senior Policy Development Manager. During this time I advised Ministers on the Active Young People and Developing People strands of Climbing Higher and also the future development of the Free Swimming Initiative. I am now focusing on employability and enterprise development within HE sport together with policy and strategy issues.

As Employability Lead for Coaching, Education and Dance, I am responsible for assisting the development of students’ employability and entrepreneurial skills through both curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Sara Nicholes - Employability Lead - humanities I am a Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Development in the Cardiff School of Sport. I have worked in the sports industry for 10 years, 5 years specialising in Sport Management. I have comprehensive experience of the sporting landscape having worked in the public, voluntary and not-for-profit sectors.

I worked for the Active Young People Department at Bridgend Council for 3 years leading on numerous sports development initiatives including 5x60, Dragon Sport, Community Focused Schools and Active 4 Life programmes. I am a fluent Welsh speaker and spent 18 months working for the Urdd Gobaith Cymru as a Welsh language Sport Development Officer leading on developing Welsh language accreditation opportunities for young people.

More recently, I have spent the past 5 years working as the Sport Development Manager at Cardiff Met leading on numerous projects including the development of the Junior Sports Academy programmes and establishing a comprehensive Work Based Learning partnership with the Cardiff School of Sport.

As Employability Lead for Humanities, I work closely with the Employability Co-ordinator, other Employability Leads, SportCardiff and the Student Union to source and promote placement and employment opportunities for students within my programme area. As Employability Lead for Coaching, Education and Dance, I am responsible for assisting the development of students’ employability and entrepreneurial skills through both curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Elizabeth Lewis - Employability Lead - humanities I am a Lecturer in Sport Management and Development in the Cardiff School of Sport. I joined the School in 2015, following 11 years of employment in public sector Education and Lifelong Learning, including 8 years within sports development.

I am a former student of UWIC (now Cardiff Metropolitan University), graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Sports Development and later returning to complete an MA in Sports Leadership and Management.

As Employability Lead for Humanities, I work with Heads of Centre, SportCardiff and key agencies to identify student practitioner development needs. I am also responsible for helping to raise the profile of Cardiff School of Sport via external networking relationship building.

hannah Griffiths - work Placement Officer I am responsible for the administration and student support involved in securing and registering work placements using the online platform CareerHub, for the Level 5 and 6 Undergraduates, and Postgraduate students within the School of Sport. I am a DBS Countersignature and support students through the DBS application process.

One of the main focuses of my role is employer engagement where I am currently aiming to develop a network of local, national and international employers in order to secure work placement opportunities for students.

I also administer the @CareersCSS Twitter account which promotes the latest news and updates regarding work placements and employability within the sports industry.

Edwina Lewis-chaston - Student and work Placement Administrator I am responsible for the process and administration of student reference letters, other letter requests, and student records. I provide student work placement administration and support, including the administration of the pre-placement workflow on CareerHub. I administer the School of Sport Social Media sites: Twitter, Facebook and Moodle. Prior to this post, I worked for British Council Wales as a Compliance Manager.

catherine harrison - careers consultant for School of Sport Firstly, I am very pleased to be working alongside students and colleagues in School of Sport. I have been with the Careers Service for over twelve years working as careers information adviser with a broad remit of managing information, offering careers advice, facilitating careers education workshops and planning events.

I now have a remit to dedicate my time to the School of Sport, offering one to one guidance and advice to students, providing drop-ins, based in the School of Sport and to support academics by working through the employability team, offering appropriate careers workshops alongside the curriculum.

To contact me, please e-mail catharrison@cardiffmet.ac.uk or telephone 029 2041 5880/6333

Farewell Messages

Professor Richard Tong Dean of School of Sport

As Dean of the Cardiff School Sport I would like to welcome you to our annual Careers and employability event hosted in partnership with the University Careers Service and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

At the Cardiff School of Sport we aim to ensure that our students receive an outstanding academic education and a student experience that supports effective personal and professional development. We value the support we receive from our key industry partners and are pleased to be hosting an event that introduces our students to the exciting career opportunities they have to offer. The School of Sport is committed to enabling students and graduates to recognise and fulfil their potential and we see this event as one opportunity to enhance their employability skills and discuss options for employment.

james hirst head of careers cardiff Met careers Service

It’s never too early to start considering what you might want to do once you graduate; in an ever competitive graduate job market preparation is key. By attending the annual CareerFest event within the School of Sport you will have already started to engage with this process. Whether you know what you want to do already or haven’t yet thought about your next step we hope this event will have something for you.

Employability is not just about getting a job - it’s about having the skills and the knowledge to make you effective in the work place. Considering which skills employers are looking for and developing these through your time at Cardiff Met will be vital to securing that dream future job.

Through this event and the dedicated continued support of the Employability Team in the School of Sport and your Careers Service we hope that you will have the opportunity to: improve your knowledge of the job market in your sector of interest, find out about placements, graduate vacancies and other work experience on offer, gain an edge over other applicants by learning about the application and selection process, network with employers and speak with past graduates about their experiences in the world of work.

I hope that you enjoy the event and you’re able to make the most of the opportunity. If you need any support or have any questions please ask a member of the team during the day and if you have any follow up questions or need any further careers support then please drop in and see us.

@CareersCSS cssworkplacements@cardiffmet.ac.uk

@cardiffschoolofsport www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/schoolofsport/edge

Should you have any concerns about accessing the venue please contact the Careers Service and alternative provision will be made. A photographer may take photos during the event, which may be used in future publicity materials. If you have any objections to your photograph being used, please contact a member of the Careers Service.