The SSPSSR employability month has now concluded so thanks very much for everyone’s help, support and input, it is all very much appreciated!
Alumni and students alike attended these events where special guest speakers, which also included an alumni from the Metropolitan Police and Alaina Tolhurst, an alumni working for the Youth Justice Board, were invited to give students an insight into their relevant career paths and to share personal experiences.
The aim of the event was to give students a clearer idea of the career paths open to them upon graduation with their SSPSSR degree, and how they can start to prepare for their careers now.
The conferences were divided into four sectors, Criminology/Criminal Justice (Medway), Social Policy/EU Careers/Government, Human Rights/Health & Social Care and Criminology/Criminal Justice (Canterbury
Guest speakers included representatives from: Ministry of Justice, Medway Youth Offending Team, Metropolitan Police, Kent Probation, EU Careers, Foreign Commonwealth Office, National Centre for Social Research, UK Border Force, Save the Children, East Kent Housing, Royal United Services Institute and Kent Police.
The event was very well received with positive student and alumni feedback:
“Very good selection of organisations. Extremely moving in some parts. Learnt a lot and has really helped guide me into what I am interested in doing”.
“Good range, interesting (and unusual or rather not the typical profession) job roles being discussed”.
“The information was invaluable and the event was a great networking opportunity. Thank you very much!”
A special thanks also to all our alumni who attended the event:
Agnes Aynesley, Elena Gamska, Beste Deveci, Bhavisha Dudakia, Irene Mensa, Emily Holland, Nick Barton, Uchenna Eze, Brice Blehiri, Famoriyo Seun, Emma French, Sam Cotsford, Erica Kassara, Samantha Watkins, Lauren Hillier, Sarah Green, Rio Monioro and Elizabeth Henshaw.
To view a short clip of the conference go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmyXxiAtv7w&list=UUngtwPSCuGOD89VukCtVlow