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Click here to read information provided by the University surrounding support for mature students.
This includes information about entering degrees as a part of the Department of Lifelong Learning, which aim to support a return to education for mature students without conventional qualifications.
How can the Careers & Employability Service support you?
Click here to access information about support for mature students getting work experience and careers post-graduation.
Students can also access 1:1 appointments with Employability Advisors via Career Connect in which they can discuss any concerns about a career as a mature student/ a mature student with primary care responsibilities in confidence.
The Careers & Employability Services' Equal Opps offer contains opportunities such as:
Open to all Equal Opportunities students, the Equal Opportunities Fund provides up to £300 for students engaging in some form of work experience, from volunteering to travel expenses to attend a research conference. Through this, the Careers & Employability Service aims to level the playing field by ensuring that no student is at a disadvantage when trying to get to their dream career.
The Ambition Internship Programme, with priority access to Equal Opportunities students, allows eligible students to undertake a paid summer internship with SMEs and charities in the Sheffield City Region. The scheme is an opportunity for students to use their knowledge and skills to benefit a local organisation while gaining valuable career experience.
Do you have any ideas about how the Careers & Employability Service can better support mature students? Fill in our Equal Opps feedback form here!
TUOS Community
Mature Students' Officer contact: maturestudents.officer@sheffield.ac.uk
Liberation Committee (concerns anyone who has faced systematic barriers in attendance of and participation in University)
Liberation Officer contact: liberation.inclusionsofficer@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact us
Do you have any questions about how Equal Opportunities in Careers supports mature students?
Do you want to talk to us about your experiences as a mature student trying to get into a career in your chosen field?
Email us at careers-equalopportunities@sheffield.ac.uk
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