Employability Schemes for Young People in STEM
Reflections on research culture and cross-faculty collaboration
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v12i3.1836Keywords:
work experience, research culture, team creation, good practiceAbstract
Following the success of Employability Schemes for Young People in STEM: Enabling staff to deliver an enriching experience through research culture development, the next stage was to share good practice with more departments within the University of Warwick. This included sharing information through a faculty wide working group, recruiting staff from two new departments to create a cross-faculty work experience programme and supporting staff from other departments that wanted to host their own programme, but are new to the process. Overall, the aim was to demonstrate and enable engagement with young people, creating role models and encouragement for them to pursue a future in STEM.
This article includes a collection of reflections from the staff engaged in the process, highlighting how the initiatives have changed their view on employability schemes, enhanced their working environment and provided training and development that will open further opportunities for them in the future. As the team has grown and we go into the project’s third year of deployment, new staff are foreseeing the possibilities and benefits of the project and have provided statements for their goals and objectives prior to beginning the program.
Through discussions with other groups, it is clear that employability schemes can come in many shapes and sizes, so a comparison between the traditions and project style of delivery has been presented.
Funding Acknowledgement
The project ‘Addressing social mobility issues in STEM’ was funded by the Enhancing Research Culture Fund through Research England.
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