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Employability Week: Programme of Events
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Pro Tools 110
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(Stage 1 and 2 Computing
students only)
Posters will be exhibited capturing
the experiences of returning
placement students and
demonstrating the benefits of doing
a placement. This will show second
years the diversity of industries,
companies and roles available for
the Year in Industry.
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9am-5pm Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday: BW204, Medway
campus
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60 Minute Takeover!
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10am-4pm: The Marquee
(All students)
Got a free hour? Fancy trying a new
sport or learning a new skill? Why
not come along to the Marquee
where you will be able give it a go –
each session will last 60 minutes
and be led by a Kent Union club or
society. Each hour, on the hour a
new session will begin. Check out
www.kentunion.co.uk/60min for
further details.
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Teaching Expo
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10am-3pm: Royal Engineers
Museum
10am-3pm: Darwin Conference
Suite
(All students)
The Royal Engineers Museum,
Library and Archive will be opening
its doors for a Careers Day. This
‘behind the scenes’ day will consist
of sessions led by the Museum staff.
Each department will offer an
overview of what their job entails,
and how they got into that position.
The day covers: general guidance
to museum employability,
marketing/commercial services,
fundraising, conservation
management, collections
management, lunch and chance to
look around the museum, education
and events, community
engagement, and interpretation:
exhibitions and galleries. Following
the end of the day, participants are
more than welcome to stay and
have a further look around the
Museum, and to ask members of
staff any questions.
(All students)
In partnership with Teach First, the
University of Kent brings you the
inaugural Teaching Expo. As the
routes into teaching seem to change
and grow every year, this event aims
to provide students with access to a
range of different Teacher Training
providers, all showcasing their
particular training pathway. Come
along to find out the difference
between school-based and
university-based routes and the
range of options available to you.
See www.kent.ac.uk/ces/teachingexpo for full exhibitor details.
The museum is located a short walk
from the University of Kent’s
Medway campus; transport will
be provided from Canterbury
campus via the campus s huttle.
Please book your place
doodle.com/pzbfn34946w23cms or
contact Jon Beer J.Beer@kent.ac.uk
(your booking includes a place on
the campus shuttle). Places are
limited to sixty students; you must
sign up before 29th October to
secure your place.
Training providers will also be
offering a variety of short but
highly informative talks in Darwin
Conference Suite 1. Drop in and
listen at either 11am-12pm or 1pm2pm.
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Student Enterprise…
How to be an Entrepreneur
10am-12pm: G4-03, Medway
campus
(All students)
Got a business idea? Want to
become an entrepreneur? This
interactive session includes a
workshop from a business adviser,
information on the entrepreneurial
society Enactus and a competition
launch where you can put your
ideas into practice!
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(Open to all students, but
subsidised for SMFA students
only)
Fantastic opportunity to gain a
professional qualification in Pro
Tools 110. There is a cost for this
three-day training session which is
greatly subsidised for SMFA
students. Booking essential. Contact
mfareception@kent.ac.uk for further
information.
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9am-5pm: SW101
Museum Careers Day
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Poster Fair
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WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER