The Personal Skills Award is supported by a range of private and public sector organisations. This gives you as a PSA student access to network with graduate recruiters. Please see below for information about these organisations and their involvement with the PSA.
Employer Engagement is important for students because:
Our current PSA Supporters are:
At PwC we are not just looking for one type of person but for those from many different backgrounds with a variety of skills. We have core competencies that we look for and it is not just the degree you can offer but also ideas and enthusiasm you can bring. Applicants who stand out are those who have done research and are well-prepared. We are interested in your potential to develop.
As a major employer of graduate trainees, PwC recognises the important role played by the Careers and Employability Centre at Birmingham University in producing high-calibre, motivated individuals, who are ready to enter the world of financial services. We are pleased to be supporting the Personal Skills Award.
For further information on PwC and our graduate schemes, please visit our website: www.pwc.com/uk/careers.
Volunteering England is the national volunteering development organisation for England, committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering in all its diversity. We have a commitment to student volunteering. Volunteering England is involved in the University of Birmingham’s Personal Skills Award as an employer and also as volunteering charity.
Volunteering England encourages you to get involved with volunteering as part of the PSA:
To find out more about Volunteering England, please visit www.volunteering.org.uk
As an employer of choice for many graduates, we receive a high number of applications each year and applicants need to be able to stand out; graduates who can show they have taken advantage of experiences such as the Personal Skills Award have a definite advantage.
For more information about Teach First and the 2011 Leadership Development Programme, please visit www.teachfirst.org.uk.
Birmingham Community Health NHS Trust offers a wide range of community health services to the population of South Birmingham, and across the city and the region. We have a long history of working in partnership with our local education providers, and are fully supportive of the PSA programme for a number of reasons.
Firstly, the programme offers an excellent opportunity for students to develop skills that supplement their academic programmes, and enables them to become even more confident as individuals when dealing with work and life situations. It also supports students to develop that extra “edge” when competing for jobs, skills which are crucial in todays job market.
We are keen to attract applicants from our local education providers and can offer a wide range of interesting and challenging careers, not all of them medical or clinical. By working together with the university we can hopefully grow our workforce of the future.
For further information please visit: www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk
Sanctuary, one of the UK’s leading housing and care providers, offers a two year graduate programme designed to give entrants the opportunity to develop the skills they need to become future leaders. Launched in 2009, the programme offers placements in different business areas including Housing, Care and Support, Property and Corporate Services. Please visit www.sanctuary-graduates.co.uk for further information about the programme.
The Personal Skills Award (PSA) provides you with the opportunity to develop skills that will prepare you for the world of work. Participating in the PSA gives you the chance to demonstrate the personal qualities and competencies that we look for in our applicants. You’ll be enhancing your employability and showing your commitment to continuing personal development, attributes we value highly at Sanctuary.
