Career Booster Schedule

Delivered by Tuiya Tembo & Employers

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All students in the School of Law

Details of the session: Join us for a conversation with women working in various fields in the legal profession, listen to how they got there, how they balance work and family life, how to build a successful career in what has historically been a male dominated world. Come along and be inspired!

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: Students will gain an insight into how women who are leaders in the legal profession have accomplished what they have in their careers.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Tony Saunders, School of Rock & Media Ltd

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Social Sciences

Details of the session: Working with young people from the ages of 16-25 learning the student’s employment skills through education and working in partnership with Bradford council for placements and employment, this is a 12 month project and the project has had some success for emolument within local authority.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Beverley Thomas, Careers Services

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All students from Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Details of the session: Get Started with Career Planning - It’s never too early (or late) to start planning your career but you may be wondering how to begin. This online Career Booster session will cover how to generate and research career ideas; factors that can impact on our career choices and introduce you to the concept of 'managing' your career.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Muhamed Farooque, Excelledia Ventures

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Final-year Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students

Details of the session: Join this workshop as part of the entrepreneurship and innovation series as you get guidance on the creation and development of a digital start-up with focus on strategic planning and funding.

Working in teams you will look to build and brand your creation in a simulation exercise focusing on goals, market analysis, roles, strategies and modelling. Explore the roadmap of entrepreneurship and innovation with expert guidance from the Excelledia team.

Through interactive learning and insights you'll learn from real world experiences and understand the tools required for start up management and innovation before getting feedback on your teams pitches and business plans.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Alex Proctor, Careers Services

This session will be held online via Microsoft Teams.

Details of the session: Preparing for Psychometric tests can often be a stressful experience and many candidates often find that this is one of the most stressful elements of the recruitment process. As such this session should help you to overcome these nerves! We will cover a range of assessment types you might encounter and will provide you with the opportunity to feel confident to successfully handle future challenges in your online and selection tests.

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: Students will be much more prepared to successfully handle selection tests and feel much more confident about their next steps on the recruitment and selection process. 

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

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Delivered by Erdinc Akyildirim & Shashitha Jayakody, School of Management

Details of the session: R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides a wide variety of statistical and graphical techniques and is highly extensible. R is available as Free Software under the terms of the Free Software Foundation’s GNU General Public License in source code form. R programming is widely used in the banking and finance industry for a variety of tasks such as data analysis and visualization, risk management, portfolio optimization, etc. 

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Samuel Ogbeibu, School of Management

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: All Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences Students

Details of the session: Prof. George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Life truly is a journey that takes one on a path towards leadership or followership. Quite often, the best leaders are equally followers that continue to combat failures every step of the way. A quick question... why fight against/avoid failure when it can largely be used to a leader's advantage?

The art of leadership often requires unique skills-set for driving several ambitions and dreams - some of which are shaped into reality or lost due to failures. Moreover, dealing with failures associated with leadership whilst transiting to achieve a predetermined dream can be a complex and painstaking endeavour which several leaders across the globe yet struggle to comprehend or navigate. It’s another day and opportunity to further equip your leadership potential by unlearning prior knowledge on successful leadership and learning a new art of leadership skill development through a mastership of failures. Hidden within several stories of failures, may be a self-transforming key you need to stay encouraged, learn, revamp and hone your leadership potentials and capabilities needed for thriving in tomorrow's hypercompetitive socio-economic environment.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Erdinc Akyildirim & Shashitha Jayakody, School of Management

Details of the session: The goal of this workshop is to introduce R programming for financial applications. R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides a wide variety of statistical and graphical techniques and is highly extensible. R is available as Free Software under the terms of the Free Software Foundation’s GNU General Public License in source code form. R programming is widely used in the banking and finance industry for a variety of tasks such as data analysis and visualization, risk management, portfolio optimization, etc.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Joe Roche, FinTech North General Manager & Industry Guests

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences Students

Details of the session: Join FinTech North as we ‘virtually’ start our own FinTech business right here in the North. FinTech North will be joined by legal experts, FinTech entrepreneurs, FinTech employers and tech specialists as we explore considerations for starting a FinTech business, successfully scaling and growing sustainably.

We hope that attendees will understand more about:

• FinTech skills – what is required, what are FinTechs looking for?
• starting a business
• growing a great culture
• FinTech here in the North and across the UK

The session will be delivered by a team of FinTech experts including;

• Joe Roche, General Manager, FinTech North
• Paul Anderson, Partner Financial Services, Squire Patton Boggs
• Samantha Turner, Chief People Officer, Lenvi  
• Daniel Rajkumar, founder, rebuildingsociety.com & Whitelabel Crowdfunding

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Kate O'Carroll, LexisNexis

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Law Undergraduate Students

Details of the session: The session will assist student with navigating their way around LexisNexis when conducting research. Students who complete the session successfully will receive a certificate.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Please note this session will run twice (10am on Wednesday 14th February). This session will be focused on Undergraduate applications, the second session will be focused on Postgraduate applications.

Delivered by Ruth Vaqari, University of Bradford

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All Faculty of Management, Law and Social Science Students

Details of the session: Learn why and how to include sources in your academic writing. The workshop covers paraphrasing and summarising academic sources and how to show your critical thoughts on these in your writing.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Beverley Thomas, University of Bradford

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences Students

Details of the session: Graduate recruiters are advertising their opportunities and they will be looking for you - but how can you find them? This session will show you how to explore graduate opportunities including looking at graduate programmes as well as immediate vacancies. We will cover job seeking strategies and provide advice on what recruiters are looking for, and how to make yourself stand out from the crowd.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Rachel Sammut, School of Management

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Students studying Marketing in the School of Management

Details of the session: This session will provide students with insights and strategies for a successful marketing career post-graduation. Students will be informed on essential skills, industry trends, and networking approaches to empower them in building a strong foundation for a rewarding marketing career. Whether exploring entry-level opportunities, post-graduate studies, or aspiring to climb the marketing ladder, this discussion will provide a roadmap along with industry tips and tricks to aid in facilitating a successful and fulfilling professional journey in the competitive world of marketing!

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Please note this session will only be available to a limited number of students due to room capacity. Places will be offered on a first-come first-served basis.

Delivered by Helen Bradley and Anna Fisher, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: International students, Faculty-wide

Details of the session: This session will be held in person to encourage discussion.

You will learn about:

• Different types of vacancies and recruitment timelines
• How to make a strong application or CV
• The importance of researching the company
• Information on online tests and assessment centres
• Interview types and questions
• Being rejected
• We will also share additional resources
  

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: We will share information about different types of vacancies and when you should apply. You will learn about the importance of tailoring your applications and CV to different roles to show the employer that you have the skills they are looking for. We will talk about what to expect when you are invited to complete online assessment tests and/or are invited to interview.

We will discuss turning a rejection into a positive learning experience and there will be opportunities for questions.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

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This session is aimed towards international students who wish to gain an understanding of the UK Job Market and Recruitment Processes.

Delivered by Thendo Makgatho, MoneyCents CEO

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All students in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Details of the session: Join this workshop where you will be given a budgeting template and the skills required to jumpstart your careers and make money work for you. This practical workshop aims to give you the skills and knowledge to manage your finance and understand money in a professional context.

You will learn about setting SMART money goals and achieving them, how to be confident in your money management, identify your tendencies, patterns and beliefs and gain the confidence to make wise financial moves.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Kweku Adams, School of Management

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: All students in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Details of the session: This session will focus on delivering a unique set of skills to students who will be looking to work overseas or in countries and cultures other than their own. The session will deliver activity based soft skills development needed to work, lead or manage people in different cultures.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Andy Thorpe, Bradford College

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Undergraduate Students

Details of the session: Are you interested in teaching as a career for you?  Come and join us to gain some practical hints and tips on the different teacher training routes available, How and when to apply, Writing a teacher training personal statement, What to expect on selection days and teacher training interviews. 

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by James Brown, Savitas

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management, Postgraduate Students

Details of the session: Are you considering a career in consultancy? Not entirely sure whether consulting is for you, what type of consulting to consider or what consultancies look for when they recruit? James Brown is an MBA, a freelance management consultant and a former Director at Accenture Strategy & Consulting (www.linkedin.com/in/james-brown-savitas).

In this interactive half-day workshop, James will challenge your perception of consulting, explaining why companies hire consultants, what the growth areas are and what consulting life is really like. James will also introduce you to case study interviews, the different types of case study and how to prepare for them. He will explain what recruiters are looking for, the different types of case study and a simple 3-step approach to being successful. You will also have an opportunity to work through a case study as a group so be prepared to get involved.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3.5

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Irfan Mehmood, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management, Postgraduate Students

Details of the session: The session includes interactive demonstrations and discussions on real-world applications of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the retail sector. You will have the opportunity to engage with various trending techniques in the field of AI, ranging from sales Data Visualisation, to help understand diverse customers buying patterns, to People Analytics, to predict employee performance and formulate retention strategies, through to Visual Machine Learning, by deploying facial emotion analysis to analyse and enhance the overall customer experience.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 4

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Davinder Singh, West Yorkshire Pension Fund

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: All Faculty of Management, Law and Social Science Students

Details of the session: New to Career Booster, West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) are seeking to partner with the University to bring new talent into their investment analysis operations. Introduced by their Chief Investment Officer, Leandros Kalisperas, this session will provide insight into the nature of the work and organisation, the roles they offer and the skills they seek – an essential session for anyone considering a career as an investment analyst. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore a potential future with WYPF and meet key contacts!

In this session students will explore the role of an investment analyst including their role and responsibilities. Davinder will then explore some of the skills and qualifications needed in order to have a successful career as an investment analyst including;

• Market Analysis - practical demonstration on using Bloomberg data, analytics and technology to research and evaluate markets, sectors and companies
• Financial Modelling - learn how to access and integrate Bloomberg’s financial data and functions to use Excel-based valuation models 
• Communication Skills - understand how to write clear and concise research reports, present and market investment ideas to stakeholders

The session will finish by exploring career development through personal experience and insights on how you can grow and learn as an investment analyst and the potential career paths and opportunities available within West Yorkshire Pension Fund.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.50

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Delivered by Kate O'Carroll, LexisNexis

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Law Postgraduate Students

Details of the session: The session will assist student with navigating their way around LexisNexis when conducting research. Students who complete the session successfully will receive a certificate.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Please note this session will run twice (10am on Tuesday 13th February). This session will be focused on Postgraduate applications, the second session will be focused on Undergraduate applications.

Delivered by Owen Dunn and Jake Pearson, Sanctuary Personnel

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Social Sciences

Details of the session: In this session international students will be given guidance surrounding the international recruitment process in the UK. Sanctuary Personnel will use their expertise to provide a description of the process on how to gain registration to become a registered nurse in the UK. They will also cover the interviewing process and the techniques that students can use during interview preparation to give themselves the best opportunity to gain employment after graduation.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Martin Levy, University of Bradford

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Law students

Details of the session: As a law student, knowing how to use OSCOLA properly is fundamental to your success. But it isn't only an academic requirement, it is also a courtesy. Use it well, and you will make your life and the lives of your academics simpler and more pleasurable. This session will cover the basics - and possibly a bit more. We will learn how to cite books, articles, case law and legislation and how to construct a bibliography. Please come along. Students new to law often tell me that OSCOLA is difficult and intimidating. But it needn't be. Proper referencing is a sine qua non of effective writing not just in academia but in commercial contexts too. When you leave the university, even if you never use OSCOLA again you will use some referencing system. This is especially true of report writing. 

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Deborah Laing, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Final-year Undergraduates and Postgraduate students, Faculty-wide

Details of the session: This is a practical session which focuses on gaining a better understanding regarding what employer's are looking for in their job vacancies and how to research and compare employers as part of your job searching activities.

Please note: This is a practical session so all students will be required to bring their own laptops to undertake the activities.

Students will compared different employer webpages and are encouraged to research things such as company values, language used, publicity, mission statements, news and events. This activity is especially useful when determining "why do you want to work for this employer" and "is this employer the right one for me". Individuals will also be given the opportunity to look in detail and break down job vacancy content and language so they can effectively produce strong job applications.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

Please note that registration for this session has now closed as the room has reached capacity.

Delivered by PMI UK

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: All students

Details of the session: In this full-day workshop students will get the opportunity to learn the skill sets required to be a successful project manager.

Students will attend 4 sessions during the day focused on identifying and developing the skills needed for successful project management and delivered by experts from PMI UK;

• Neuroscience: The secret ingredient for power skills and project success - Carol Osterweil
• The Impact of AI in Project Management - Lloyd Skinner
• Ahead of the Game: Bringing PMI Project Certification to Life - John Moore
• Modernising Project Management for a VUCA World - Ian Clarkson

Each of the four sessions will be delivered by an expert in the field and cover a key topic of project management. Each session will be interactive in nature and allow for open discussion and development with the facilitators and your peers.

Throughout the day students will also be able to interact with the speakers, ask questions and utilise the time to develop their skills.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 6

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Helen Bradley, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences Postgraduate Students

Details of the session: 

This session will give students the opportunity to explore careers and prepare for the job with job simulations designed by the world's top employers.

• A demonstration and exploration of the virtual internships platform, The Forage which can be a useful resource to gain insight into different sectors, careers and companies.
• You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of the platform and how to use it, the range of internships available and why completing some of these might be beneficial to you.  
• We will be joined at the start of the session by a representative from Forage who will explain and introduce you to the platform. During the rest of the session you will begin to explore the site and start one of the internships available with support from Anna, Haleema and Helen from Career and Employability Services.  
• As you work through your internship you will complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from your choice of employer.
  On completion you will earn a certificate and be able to add this to your CV and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Attending this session will give you 3 hours towards your HEAR. You will then be able to earn a further 3 hours by completing the virtual internship in your own time (2 additional hours) and a further 1 hour by writing up and submitting a reflection on your learning - details to be provided at the session. Students will be given the time and resource to complete the internship and reflection on the day.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 6

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by AmplifyMe

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management, Undergraduate Students

Details of the session: Guided by AmplifyME's trainer, in a two-hour, immersive simulation experience, students will use AmplifyME's simulation platform and gain practical experience in investment banking and asset manager roles. Students will engage in friendly competition, switching roles during the simulation, allowing each student to gain practical experience, and demonstrate their ability!

The same AmplifyME simulations are used by the world's largest investment banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, to train new hires. No experience or background in finance is required for the Finance Accelerator simulation!

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Sherena Huang, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management, Undergraduate students

Details of the session: ArcGIS Pro, the powerful single desktop GIS application, is a feature-packed software developed with enhancements and ideas from the ArcGIS Pro user community. ArcGIS Pro supports data visualization; advanced analysis; and authoritative data maintenance in 2D, 3D, and 4D. It supports data sharing across a suite of ArcGIS products such as ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, and enables users to work across the ArcGIS system through Web GIS. Discover the full spectrum of tools and capabilities within ArcGIS Pro today.

Find out more about the software: https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-pro/overview

View a product video: https://youtu.be/wXLe0s24esc?feature=shared   

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

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Delivered by Sarah Clark, University of Bradford

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management, School of Social Sciences & MBA Students

Details of the session: The session will cover understanding the rules around plagiarism and how to reference using the University's own Harvard referencing style. You will also learn how to do this quickly and efficiently using the free online tool, Bibcitation.

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: By attending this session not only will students will have a better understanding of how to reference but also the reasons why referencing is important in higher education.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Jyoti Devi Mahadeo, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: BSc International Business Management Students

Details of the session: In this session you will explore the opportunities you can undertake as a graduate of the BSc IBM programme. The session will delve into some of the skills that you need before entering the job market as a new graduate and how you can apply these to your job applications upon graduation.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

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Delivered by Amy Windsor, Wakefield Council

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Social Sciences Students

Details of the session: In this session you will explore how to apply existing knowledge and put transferrable skills into practice. Students will gain a unique insight into this challenging area of social work practice. You will receive guidance into how you can enter the profession from pre to post qualifying, including interview preparation. 

This will highlight how enriching, diverse and rewarding social work with children can be. The presentation will include case examples and the various routes into social work.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2.5

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Delivered by Emad Mohamed, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management Undergraduate students

Details of the session: In this session, Emad Mohamed  will offer an introduction to machine learning. We will discuss what machine learning is and why it is so important. We will cover the concepts of features and feature values, training and testing and vectors. We will start by building a machine learning system by hand. We will then show how to implement this system in the python programming language. 

Prerequisites: If you know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, then you're good to go.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 4

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Deborah Laing, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Final year undergraduate students, Faculty-wide

Details of the session: This session is an introduction to MBTI personality testing which is a common tool used in employer recruitment practices. Students will be asked to think about how they prefer to respond to different situations in and out of the workplace

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: This session will introduce students to MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) testing and the opportunity for them to reflect on how they prefer to behave and respond to different situations both in their everyday life and in the workplace. Employers use personality testing to recruit all different types of people into their organisation

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Please note this session will be offered to a limited number of participants on a first come first serve basis. If you are unable to register this means the session has reached capacity.

Delivered by Alex Proctor, University of Bradford

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: All students, Faculty-wide

Details of the session: Are you interested in joining LinkedIn and wondering what it’s all about? Or are you already on LinkedIn but want to make yourself stand out! This interactive session will help you to understand how to complete your ‘All Star’ profile, how to make the most of your profile and learn about the top tips to make effective use of the platforms LinkedIn has to offer! In this session you will take control of building your profile and once you are ‘LinkedIn Savvy’, you’ll be ready and raring to go to Link up to the professional community!

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: Enhance commercial awareness skills, confidence skills, networking, building partnerships

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

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Delivered by Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management, Undergraduate Students

Details of the session: This workshop offers insights into business data analytics techniques in order to extract knowledge and provide meaning from data for better business intelligence. We use SAS, one of the world’s leading industry standard data analytics software as part of this workshop to train students. SAS are one of our strategic partners and are advocates for our students gaining experience with the software, which is used widely in the business world.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 4

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Edward Mowlam, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Law

Details of the session: This session will provide you with basic training on advocacy skills and other related matters such as court etiquette. Students will have an opportunity to ask questions. The session will assist students thinking of taking part in mooting and mock-trial competitions.

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: Each year we enter various Law competitions which require an understanding of advocacy and an ability to make persuasive arguments. The skills learned through this advocacy practice are invaluable for those with ambition to become legal professionals, or anyone who would like to develop their skills in public speaking, effective research, developing a case bundle and arguing persuasively.  

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 1.5

This session has now closed for registration as it has reached capacity.

Delivered by Dr Ovo Imoedemhe, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

This workshop is recommended for: Undergraduates, Faculty-wide

Details of the session: The session will cover crucial areas such as what research entails, types of research, how to choose a topic to research on, methodologies, transferrable skills and how to think and write critically analytically.

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: Employers always look for individuals who are committed, confident and competent, individuals who can work independently and as part of a team. This session will support students to develop and hone the nine transferrable skills that are broadly categorised into three, namely, interpersonal skills which include communication, team-working and leadership or supervising skills. the second group of transferrable skills is self-management skills such as  learning, improving and achieving, time management, resilience and digital skills and thirdly exploration and implementation skills that include problem -solving, critical and analytical thinking and planning or organising. The Research Skills session will not only help to develop and hone these skills but it will also stimulate an awareness of the competences that seem to lie dormant within students. This session is important because most of these skills are not usually taught in formal classroom settings.

Please note during this session you will need pens and notepads to take notes.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 2

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Delivered by Takao Maruyama, University of Bradford

This session will be held online.

This workshop is recommended for: School of Management Postgraduates (excluding students studying the BDA module in their course)

Please note this session will take place online using SAS Enterprise Guide via the Horizon Remote Desktop service provided by IT services. All students are asked to check they can properly access this prior to the session.

This workshop is recommended for: PGT students (other than those who take the BDA module), School of Management

Details of the session: We will go over the following components:

• Create simple one-way frequency tables
• Create data visualisations
• Understand different types of data measurement
• Calculate and interpret fundamental statistics
• Measure associations between two variables 

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: You will learn basics of statistical concepts and techniques, which will boost your employability. As you may be aware, there are so many data analytics tools.  For example, you can learn Python or R, but they are all code-based. SAS Enterprise Guide on the other hand does not require users to use code, as you gain understandings of statistical concepts and techniques. Once you understand those techniques, I would encourage you to further your knowledge using  code-based tools such as Python and R.

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 3

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.

Delivered by Majid Aminzare and Orshi Atkinson, University of Bradford

This session will be held on campus.

Time & Date: 10am - 2pm on Tuesday and Wednesday

This workshop is recommended for: Students in the School of Management

Details of the session: Holding Sage 50 Accounts Certificate will increase employability prospects as Sage 50 skills are often included in job adverts. The certificate provides a benchmarked standard that employers can trust in the use of computerised accounting. 

What you will take away from this session/learning outcomes: Sage 50 Accounts course will help you learn how to process a business' finance using this globally renowned accounting software. This is essential ,interactive training using the very latest version of Sage Accounting, designed for those who already have an understanding of manual bookkeeping processes. 

Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR) Hours offered: 8

Pre-requisites: Manual double entry Bookkeeping, Being familiar with the Financial Accounting concepts and conventions and preparation of the financial statements. 

This session has now reached capacity and is no longer taking registrations - we recommend students register for the Investment Analyst Skills with West Yorkshire Pension Fund workshop.