www.kent.ac.uk/ces/events
scholarships, bursaries, mentoring
and work-based experiences to
increase student employability and
support whilst at Kent. We are also
responsible for keeping our alumni
and friends in touch with Kent and
offering opportunities for them to get
involved on and off campus through
various events and initiatives.
The 50th anniversary provides us
with a lot of activities to engage our
alumni community and for students
to develop their skills and
experience.
Employability Points
www.kent.ac.uk/
employabilitypoints
The University of Kent’s
Employability Points Scheme
rewards students for their extracurricular activity by offering a
variety of opportunities to improve
their skill-set and help them stand
out from the crowd in the graduate
job market. The scheme’s 110
employers offered 410 rewards in
2013-14, which included paidinternships, work experience,
project placements, vouchers and
bespoke training.
Global Skills Award
www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/
skills/programmes/gsa.html
The Global Skills Award programme
is open to all taught postgraduate
students and is designed to
increase your knowledge of global
issues, current affairs and develop
personal skills which will enhance
your employability. The programme
is free of charge and will run
alongside students’ Master’s
Degree. Participants will attend a
series of lectures on global issues
and workshops designed to
increase employability, such as
interview skills, CV and cover letter
writing, leadership, networking and
presentation skills.
Go Abroad
www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad
Employers seek graduates with
global employability skills to
succeed in an increasingly
competitive international
marketplace. Recent reports show
that students who have
studied/worked abroad achieve
better degrees, are more
employable, and earn higher
salaries. The University of Kent
offers many opportunities for you to
study or work abroad. Come and
meet the Go Abroad Team and find
out more!
Jobshop
www.kentunion.co.uk/jobs or
jobshop@kent.ac.uk
Jobshop is a recruitment agency
style service run by Kent Union for
students at the University of Kent to
help them find temporary, part-time
and seasonal work whilst they are
studying. We also advertise
graduate opportunities both on and
off campus for University of Kent
graduates. Sign up to our mailing list
to receive emails of our latest jobs
straight to your inbox.
Kent Experiences of Work
(KEW)
www.kent.ac.uk/kew
In a competitive and fast-moving
global economy, graduates need to
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stand out to get the jobs they want.
If you want to gain some experience
while studying to boost your CV but
you’re not sure where to start, KEW
brings together the ways in which
you can get involved in experiences
of work while you are studying at
Kent:
• Short-term and year-long
placements
• Part-time work, volunteering and
membership of sports clubs and
societies
• Working for a University
department or as a Student
Ambassador
• ...and more!
Kent Extra
www.kent.ac.uk/extra
Enhance your CV and improve your
employability by taking a Kent Extra
course.
Kent Extra helps to broaden your
horizons by offering additional and
complementary learning
opportunities. It’s a way to get extra
value from your time at Kent and
gives you the chance to study
something new and different. Some
of our courses will help you with jobhunting and employment skills,
while others help you to
demonstrate your versatility by
adding to your skills and knowledge.
Examples of Kent Extra courses
include: Business Mandarin,
Japanese, Journalism, Employment
and professional development in the
creative arts sector, Gaining work
experience in the UK and abroad,
and Employability skills