Careers Tutor Role

The Careers and Employability Centre (CEC) links with Schools1 through the Careers/Employability Liaison Tutor network

Supporting our mission to work closely with the University (Schools and Professional Services) students and employers, to enable all students (undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates and researchers) to enhance their personal skill development, professional identity, employability and career awareness we invite all Schools of study to nominate Careers and Employability Liaison Tutors (CELTs). This mission is integral to the University Employability Strategy (2008-2015). CEC information for staff will be found at: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/aboutus/staff

The role of Careers/Employability Liaison Tutor (CELT) includes:  Contributing the employability/career perspective at School Teaching and Learning Committees to ensure employability is embedded in the student academic experience

 Being the first point of contact for the Careers and Employability Centre in School (providing information for staff or students and advising about the appropriate contacts).

 Attending at least 2 individual meetings per year with the link Careers Employability Adviser in the Careers and Employability Centre for the School and contributing to one academic liaison meeting per year with groups of other Careers Employability Liaison Tutors (either in the School or the wider University).

 Reporting on careers/employability issues at School meetings having been briefed by the Link Careers Employability Adviser.

 Advising the Careers and Employability Centre (CEC) of relevant issues in the School where Careers Employability Adviser involvement would be useful e.g. option choice meetings for students, induction or re-induction, careers talks or events organized by members of the School, new course requirements, employer engagement.

 Provision of mutual exchange of information about alumni, employers, global and regional labour-market information and the University employer engagement strategy.

 Involvement in relevant activities organized within the School (e.g. a careers/employability event).

The role of link Careers Employability Adviser includes:  Being the first point of contact in the Careers and Employability Centre for the School and CELT for the School.

 Arranging a meeting in the Careers and Employability Centre for School CELT(s).

 Brief the CELT for School meetings and attend meetings as required, e.g. to present the Destinations of Leavers (DLHE) data and contribute to an understanding and debate about employability and career development learning 2 within the School.

 Contribute to the School careers and employability activities in or alongside the formal curriculum. Workshops from CEC’s Employability Accelerator Programme can be delivered in a bespoke way alongside the formal curriculum.

Linda Buckham, Director, Careers and Employability Centre/2013/2014

1 School or specialist subject discipline level. 2 Note: academic research into employability, careers and educational pedagogy in higher education provides the basis of professional knowledge within the Careers and Employability Centre. The service is delivered within the quality benchmarks such as the QAA Quality Code and the Matrix Quality Standards for Information, Advice and Guidance. (All higher education careers services are accredited through the Matrix Quality Standards on three yearly basis with annual continuous quality improvement targets and are members of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services [AGCAS]). D:\Docs\2018-04-17\095716d15ef804ec9bd92c3e8c8cbd11.doc