The Skills, attributes and employability Page

This page is a useful site that highlights all the resources from the university that can help you develop your skills. 

The 'My Learning' page outlines the resources you can use to develop the My Learning skills in the Sheffield Graduate Attributes. This is not only helpful in developing your academic skills for your studying, but it can also help you see how your academic skills are transferable beyond your degree.  

The 'Extra curricular activities' page highlights where you can find opportunities to develop your skills outside of your degree. You can explore the different types of activities and understand how you can use these activities to develop your employability. This is a great resource for finding extracurricular activities that are relevant for you. Filter based on your study level, Faculty, areas of interest, and timings. Depending on which activity you find, you could develop a wide range of skills. 

You can then add your experiences and skills development to your mySkills profile. This can help you keep track of your development and can be useful for looking back and reflecting on these experiences and skills when applying for a job. Your mySkills profile can be useful in evaluating your employability journey. 

Free Online Courses

There are lots of websites that offer free online courses covering all kinds of topics. You can complete these courses to develop skills and gain experiences that you might not have the opportunity to develop during your degree. These can be a great way to show your willingness to learn and demonstrate your interest in topics that might not be included in your degree programme. 

For example, apart from finding vacancies on Targetjobs, you can also explore their information and guidance to help you develop your skills. There are multiple pathways to explore with activities and information. 

The University Library 

The library has a 'Research skills and critical thinking' page that offers a wide range of resources to help you develop a range of skills. This includes skills that are transferable outside of your degree and could help you on your employability journey. Useful sections on this page are 'Disseminating' skills (the skills you need to effectively share and communicate your ideas), 'Creating' skills, and 'Understanding' skills. 

This page also has a calendar of workshops that you can sign up to attend. 

LinkedIn Learning 

There are various courses available via LinkedIn that can help you develop skills and gain experience. Not all of these are free so you could uses this as a resource to think about which skills you might want to develop and then find free opportunities to develop these skills. 

Emerge

Emerge is a service which supports you in developing your business ideas and develop your entrepreneurial skills. You can access workshops, support, and guidance to help you build confidence in your ideas and vision for a start-up business. 

Departmental Roles 

Becoming an academic representative, getting involved in committees and workshops, answering surveys, and sharing your feedback can help you feel involved in your department's community and develop key skills.

Virtual Work Experience

There are many different opportunities to access virtual work experience. On this page, you can find opportunities that the university has partnered with so that students have free access. 

Internships, Work Experience, Part-time Jobs, Volunteering 

You can find opportunities via Career Connect, the SU website, and external websites (you can find a list of these on the Arts and Humanities Careers Hub). Make sure you read this page to help you stay safe while you are job-seeking.  

Pathways 

After completing your mySkills assessment on Career Connect, you will have access to various pathways that can help you develop specific aspects of the SGAs. Each pathway contains a range of information and activities and can help you prepare for a 1-2-1 Careers Advisor Appointment, help you know what questions to answer, and find resources that can help you feel confident in your employability. 

301 Academic Skills 

Workshops, 1-2-1 sessions, activities and information sessions can help you develop your academic skills. 

Pebble Pad

This site functions as a learning portfolio where you can document and record your skills development and experiences. You can create blogs, portfolios, activity logs, and pages. You could use this as a resource to develop your digital skills and record your development.