The 'Personalities in the Workplace' workshop was very rewarding. I was expecting it to be the most tiresome of the workshops and wasn't looking forward to it... but it was brilliant! The person who lead it was really good at engaging us and I learnt a lot about myself.
The University of Derby Award (in Employability, Leadership and Management) allows you to develop and maximise the benefits of activities undertaken in your spare time such as volunteering, paid work or running your own business, and through a series of workshops, helps you develop and demonstrate skills and experience employers need.
Undertaking the Award while you are studying is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and graduate skills required by employers. It is an opportunity to make your CV stand out from the crowd.
Who is the Award for?
The non-credit bearing University of Derby Award is available to all degree and postgraduate students. It is endorsed by the Institute of Leadership and Management which specialises in leadership and management performance training. Each Derby Award student has the option to register for a year's membership with the ILM, which gives you access to password protected materials.
» Aims of the Award
To encourage and support you to:
Engage in activities that enhance those skills which employers value most, leadership and management skills.
Raise your awareness of wider employment opportunities and choices.
Recognise and articulate your achievements, skills and personal attributes gained through experiences outside of your course.
Recognise the contribution that you have made to your local community and society as a whole through employment and active citizenship.
» Why should I take part?
Taking part in the University of Derby Award will:
Add value to your CV.
Give you the opportunity to evidence your leadership and management skills and 'showcase' your work experiences.
Enable you to get feedback from employers.
Formally recognise your life experience and work outside of your course.
Increase your self awareness.
Earn you a nationally recognised ILM award.
Allow you to understand what employers want and value.
Enable you to apply theory to practice.
Give you an advantage over potential competition when the time comes to apply for the graduate job that you really want.
