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University of Reading

Careers Advisory Service to become SEECC

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Carrington building

SEECC's explicit aim is to provide support to schools and departments in developing a wide range of placement schemes, activities and resources to complement degree programmes.

From 31 July the Careers Advisory Service (CAS) will be replaced by the Student Employment, Experience and Careers Centre (SEECC).

Following the publication of our best graduate employment results for a decade comes news of exciting developments designed to further improve student employability into the future.

The newly established Student Employment, Experience and Careers Centre (SEECC) opens its doors on 1 August with the explicit aim of providing support to schools and departments in developing a wide range of placement schemes, activities and resources to complement degree programmes; all intended to maximise graduate level recruitment and enhance the work-related experience of our students.

The primary emphasis of SEECC will be to work with schools and departments in partnership with employers, alumni and other support services across the University, to ensure that our students gain the best possible access to 'real world' opportunities to help them build their transferable skills, career confidence and improve their employability.

In addition to this, SEECC will also focus on providing these key services:

  • support and guidance for students helping to improve their employability and achieve relevant career choices
  • ensuring students prepare high quality applications and CVs to access placements and graduate level recruitment
  • support in developing placement opportunities and development activities, both in and outside of the curriculum; from helping identify and recruit employers through to the welfare of students while on placements

As well as working with staff and students, SEECC will also extend its services to graduate recruiters to ensure students and recruiters are brought together.

Rob Robson, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, said: "We have refocused the careers service to ensure our students stand the best possible chance of securing that key first graduate-level job or important next postgraduate-level educational or training place."

An increased part of the work in SEECC will be its work with schools and employers to ensure that all students will have the opportunity for a placement which will be a core part of our offer to students at Reading in the future.

Over the next few months SEECC staff will meet with colleagues across the university to explain in more detail the workings of the new centre and to explore how best to work together.

Interviews for the new Head of SEECC take place in early July. Jennifer Ghandhi will be acting Head of SEECC until the new Head is in post. Leaders of the three core strands of SEECC's work are: