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Time Session Room
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and refreshments Berrill Foyer
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome Address Berrill Lecture Theatre
 

Tim Blackman, Vice Chancellor, The Open University

  
09:40 – 10:05 Opening Keynote Presentation Berrill Lecture Theatre
 

Doug Cole, Nottingham Trent University

  
10:05 – 10:55 Presentations and panel Q&A Berrill Lecture Theatre
 

Connecting Students to their Career Outcomes

Sacha Nouwens, Online Education Services

 

Beyond Employability: a More Radical Role for Higher Education in Developing Workplace Capabilities

Martin Reynolds, The Open University

  
10:55 – 11:20

Refreshments

 Library Atrium
11:20 – 12:10 Parallel Session A – choose from the following:  
 

WORKSHOP 1

Digital Justice: Designing Smartphone Apps to Promote Legal Literacy

Francine Ryan and David Byrne, The Open University Law School

Library Seminar Room 4,

Level 2, OU Library
 

WORKSHOP 2

Making Sense of Employability for Multi/Interdisciplinary Students

Helen Cooke and Rosie Meade, The Open University

Library Presentation Room,

Ground Floor, OU Library
 
LIGHTNING TALK SESSION (followed by a 10-minute Q&A)
 

Employability is for Life and not Just for Graduation

Dr Lisa Taylor, University of East Anglia 

 

Finding a Digital Solution to Campus Engagement

Georgina Hawkins, The Open University

 

Advocating Professional Aspiration in Health Science Students

Richard Thorne, City,​ University of London

 

Developing Employability through Carousel Conversations with Employees

Tom Bulman, Worktree

Experience Centre,

Ground Floor, OU Library
12:20 – 13:00 Parallel Session B – choose from the following:  
 
PRESENTATION GROUP  1

Building Student Confidence and Raising Student Aspirations through Five-Year Plans

Dr Lindsey J. Munro, Manchester Metropolitan University

 

Recognising Prior Experiential Learning: Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Employability and Accrediting Lifelong Learning

Tyrrell Golding and Clare Dunn, The Open University

Library Seminar Room 4,

Level 2, OU Library
  PRESENTATION GROUP  2
 
Global, Digital and Future-Facing: The Virtual Careers Service of University of London Distance and Flexible Learning Programmes

Laura Brammar, The Careers Group, University of London
 
 
Using International Student Data to Drive Employer Engagement Strategies Worldwide

Cate Linforth, University of Birmingham, and Esther de Perlaky, University of Warwick

Library Presentation Room,

Ground Floor, OU Library
 
PRESENTATION GROUP  3
 
Employability: A Case Study Examining the Impact of Teaching Facilitating Creative Thinking within Management Education

Hilary Collins, The Open University

 

Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Foster Employability

Janine Melvin and Anthony Killick, Liverpool John Moores University, and Waf Njonjo, Pacificstream

Experience Centre, 

Ground Floor, OU Library
13:00 – 13:50
Lunch and poster display
 Library Atrium
14:00 – 14:25 Keynote Speaker Berrill Lecture Theatre
  Olly Newton, The Edge Foundation  
14:25 – 15:15 Presentations and Q&A  
 

Connecting Entrepreneurship Education and Employability – Implications for Module Design and Educational Practice

Carolin Decker-Lange, The Open University

 

Expanding the Narrative: Beyond Employability – Navigating a Life in Music

Professor Karen Burland, University of Leeds, and Professor Liz Mellor, University of York St John (Visiting Professor)

 Berrill Lecture Theatre
15:15 – 15:40 Refreshments

Library Atrium
15:40 – 16:20
Parallel Session C –​ choose from the following:

 
 
PRESENTATION GROUP  4

Connecting Open Routes to Employability Skills Project: the CORES so far

Terry O'Sullivan, The Open University

 

Engaging Employers with Easy-to-Ignore Students – the GO Wales Approach

Lise Jacobsen and Jonathan Arnold, University of South Wales 

Library Seminar Room 4,

Level 2, OU Library
 

PRESENTATION GROUP 5

A Framework for Employability – Supporting Diverse Student Cohorts

Mick McCormick and Rosie Meade, The Open University

 
Enhancing Indian MBA students’ Employability through an Experiential Learning Residential: An Accessible and Inclusive Approach

Dr Victoria Jackson and Vicki O'Brien, University of Central Lancashire 

Library Presentation Room,

Ground Floor, OU Library
 

PRESENTATION GROUP 6

Real World Learning – Making Learning and Teaching Relevant for Students’ Futures 

Dawn Morley, Solent University


Enhancing Graduate Employability through Accessible 'Live Labs' Work Experience

Dr Lisa Coulthwaite, Manchester Metropolitan University

Experience Centre, 

Ground Floor, OU Library
16:25 – 16:35

Close

Library Atrium
 

Sally Hayes, The Open University

 

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