Written by Annie

Get Ahead is a four-week block of learning where you will get the chance to engage in a wide variety of activities to develop new skills and encounter new experiences. These activities are a combination of sessions specific to your subject area and sessions you can take part in outside your area of expertise!

Why should you participate?

Graduates will be more employable if they have a wide variety of skills to offer employers in addition to their subject expertise. It gives you a chance to develop a broader skill set during your time studying and Get Ahead is designed just for that!

Week 1 Brilliant and Friendly: There are many sessions offered by multiple faculties that you can engage in. Digital services are offering the chance to learn, practice and complete online exams (for certification!) in these areas;

• Microsoft Office Specialist
• Adobe Certified Associate
• Microsoft Technology Associate
• Microsoft technical certifications

Using these programmes are so important and a certification to prove your competence in these areas is exactly what employers are looking for, it is so useful for your employability skillset and they are externally recognised certificates! There are also workshops on finding good resources, research skills for humanities, LinkedIn networking, and multiple support sessions!

Week 2 Curious and Daring: Step outside your comfort zone and try something new! Be bold – try an online masterclass, set up a professional social media account, volunteer for an organisation, join an online fitness session!

There is a careers assessment page that can help you find your career preference, LinkedIn online training courses and a pro tools and online audio masterclasses!

There are many more sessions that can be accessed so develop your skills, enhance your employability, and be curious, daring and bold whilst trying something new!

How do I sign up?

To get started, just choose a week to view the different activities.  Some of the activities will be specific to your course – in which case, the link will direct you to your Blackboard pages.  However, many of the activities are open to all students, so please feel free to explore activities listed by the other Schools. 

All sessions can be viewed/ and signed up for in the link below:

https://www.staffs.ac.uk/students/careers/events/get-ahead

To speak to one of our Career Coaches get in touch.

Email: careers@staffs.ac.uk

Twitter: @CareersAtStaffs

Instagram: @CareersAtStaffs

Facebook: Staffordshire University​ Career & Personal Development

LinkedIn: @CareersAtStaffs