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National Association of Student Employment Services
Centre for Lifelong Learning,
University of Liverpool,
150 Mount Pleasant,
Liverpool,
L69 3GD
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► FE student employment service
The Student Employment Service opened in 2003 and has grown from strength to strength.
Initially set up as a pilot project to help students identify and gain the employability skills that local employers are looking for we offered a service to match students to local companies and organisations for employment. The success of this pilot project resulted in the Student Employment Service becoming a permanent fixture within the college.
Becoming a member of NASES has provided us with a fantastic support network and the ability to gain knowledge and best practice from the experts in this industry. National Student Employment Week was the perfect way to promote our service within the college, and provided the opportunity to invite our employer contacts into the college to meet the students and other members of staff.
Employers and charities utilising the service can expect their job vacancies to be advertised to 15,000 + potential Job Seekers. We have a Code of Good Practice to ensure the vacancies advertised are suitable for students and that our service exceeds students’ expectations. Job vacancies are currently advertised on Jobzone boards located on 3 campuses and students registered with the service are contacted directly. We also utilise our website to advertise vacancies.
When assisting full time students find employment opportunities, we advise that 15 hours per week is a sensible guideline so that their course commitments are not affected. This is also stated in the Code of Good Practice that we send out to employers. We came up with this guideline through talking to colleagues in the Student Employment Sector and best practice resources available from NASES.
While noticing a lot of similarities between the services in an HE Institution and an FE Institution, there are also a number of differences. One main difference is the study modes of students we are helping. In Higher Education Institutions, the majority of students tend to be on full time courses seeking part time work. It is the same in FE Institutions, although we also have a large number of students on part time, day release, evening and open learning courses wishing to use our service.
With this in mind, while promoting part time employment opportunities (15 hours or less) to our full time students, we cannot forget about the part time students who may be seeking full time employment. While some part time students will still be looking for part time work, a number of students may already be in full time employment looking to change jobs or could be taking a part time course, due to family commitments, as a way into full time employment. Working with part time students introduces a range of additional issues and student needs. These include how working will affect benefits, course fees and childcare to name a few.
I have also noticed that a few organisations and companies recruiting staff for overseas summer placements can only accept students registered at a HEI as this is a requirement in the visa application. FE Institutions have many students studying at HNC and HND level who may be continuing their education at university, gaining direct entry into years 2 or 3 of a degree course.
The key stakeholders in the student employment service include: students, college staff, local businesses and organisations (employers).
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