The information highlights support and services available to graduates including how to set up a new business or learn about employment rights.
Key topics are:
- finding a job in the UK;
- options for working abroad;
- work experience and internships including the ‘Graduate Talent Pool’;
- further study including around 14,000 additional postgraduate places - supported by 30,000 extra Career Development Loans next year;
- teaching options including 500 teach first opportunities in 2009, up 130 from 2008;
- teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL)
- volunteering both at home and abroad;
- 250 short term placements through Mini Knowledge Transfer partnerships, rising to 500 in 2010/11.
NUS Vice President for Higher Education, Aaron Porter, said:
"NUS welcomes the opportunity to work with DIUS to help students prepare for life after graduation. In these testing economic times, it is more important than ever to ensure that students leaving university are supported and given advice on how to take advantage of the opportunities that are available."
University careers services offer a wealth of support and should always be the first place that a graduate turns to when searching for their first job. However there are more options available than ever before.
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