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Building Confidence in Adult Learners with English as a Second Language
7.1% of people stated they did not speak English as their main language in the 2021 UK Census. In this video Hilda Koon, the Assistant Principal at Manchester College discusses the ESOL curriculum they have in place in the college and the benefits of a holistic curriculum for improving career opportunities.
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Esther Kent, Academic Director, Employability & Placement Lead for Sport, Sheffield Hallam University
We’re delighted to welcome Esther Kent, Academic Director, Employability & Placement Lead for Sport, Sheffield Hallam University, as a new content contributor to MyGovCentral. Esther is responsible for providing strategic leadership to shape the design and delivery of an integrated range of services to achieve a transformative and exceptional experience for all students, graduates, academics, and industry partners (present and future) that maximises student employability.
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Integrating Employability across course curriculums
In 2020, the number of graduates recruited by the UK's top employers was 12.3% lower than in 2019, according to High Fliers, this was the largest annual fall in graduate recruitment in 11 years. Esther Kent, Academic Director for Employability, shared with us some of the numerous ways departments have tailored employable skills to best fit in with their course curriculums.
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