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Destinations ® : Internal & External Collaboration

This document outlines the collaborative efforts undertaken by the University of Limerick (UL) to customize the Destinations® project for Irish students. It discusses the profile of UL, project details, strategies for integration into academic courses, and the outcomes of this initiative. Through internal and external collaborations involving careers advisors, employers, and academic staff,UL aims to enhance graduate employability and provide valuable resources for work placements. The project's success emphasizes the importance of teamwork in the higher education landscape.

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Destinations ® : Internal & External Collaboration

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  1. Destinations ® : Internal & External Collaboration The Irish Journey Mary Sweeney University of Limerick March 2009

  2. Overview • Context – Profile of UL • UL Project Details • Customising Destinations® • Collaboration: Internal & External • Outcomes & Reflections • ??? March 2009

  3. UL’s Living Bridge March 2009 March 2009

  4. Profile of UL • Young, dynamic, different • Diverse range of programmes • 10,000 undergraduates; 2,000 postgraduates • Role in social & economic development • Strong employer links • Cooperative Education programme • Focus on graduate employment • Integrated Cooperative Education & Careers Division • Careers Staff = 5 people • Irish higher education • No PDP requirement • Network of HE Careers Services - GCI March 2009

  5. The Beginning • Once upon a time in 2001….. • Experience with Reading CMS • Reading Conference 2007 • Appeal of Destinations ® • Options • Commit and compete • Wait and buy • Pass it by • ‘Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there’ March 2009

  6. UL Project Plan • Customise website for Irish students • Identify Irish links and resources • Pilot Destinations® with career module • Business, Public Admin, Language, Music, HPSS • Develop as resource for work placements • Promote through careers website • Provide student feedback • Disseminate outcomes to GCI colleagues March 2009

  7. Project Strategy • Minimalist approach to text changes • Amend, correct, or add value • Units requiring significant amendments • Careers & Employers • Postgraduate Courses & Directions • Work Experience • Enterprise • Links and resources throughout • Video Clips: Editing and transcripts • Seamless integration March 2009

  8. The Greening of Destinations® • Linked to website • Added, deleted, amended text • 750 files out of 2006 files • 110 new links created • Created new video clips • 7 employers, 38 video clips • 16 students, 40 video clips • Amended teaching resources • Customised graphics • Designed posters & flyers • Shared outcome with GCI March 2009

  9. Collaboration • Internal – Cross functional project team • 3 Careers Advisors, Coop Ed Manager, Placement Officer, IT Coordinator, 2 Academics, Teaching & Learning, UL Web Editor, Student,Multimedia expert, • Monthly meetings, shared workload • External • Employers & students • Partner institution • Irish Careers Services (GCI) • Reading Pilot Partners March 2009

  10. Outcomes • Collaboration as catalyst for change • high energy level in project team • Sharing of expertise and perspectives • Fostered sense of joint responsibility and ownership • Supported professional development of members • Prompted involvement in VLE • Influenced integration of CMS into academic courses • Demonstrated expertise & role of Careers Service • Contributed to wider HE careers community • Assessment of Destinations ® • Great careers resource, developed by experts • Flexible, versatile, accessible, relevant • Excellent teaching resources • Low cost – high benefit: win-win solution • ‘Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out’ March 2009

  11. Destinations Posters March 2009

  12. March 2009 March 2009

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