Graduate Employment Links to Sandwich Year Work Placements

Ward, Lisa J. (2006) Graduate Employment Links to Sandwich Year Work Placements. In: Changing Student Choices. A Joint Higher Education Academy and Higher Education Careers Service Unit Conference, July, 2006, University of Manchester, UK. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Lisa Ward joined the University of Huddersfield to manage a TQEF funded project, Student Employability and Good Practice in Placement Provision . Her first degree in Mathematics included a sandwich placement at Kodak, which sparked her interest in manufacturing and process/quality improvements. Her MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering included a thesis on Implementing Statistical Process Control in Tablet Manufacture for Glaxo. Lisa has managed diverse teams as a Service Manager in Local Government and led an all-male team to manufacture precision aerospace components from composite materials. Her career includes Customer Service/Relationship Management, Project, Change and Strategic Management, Budgets, Quality
and IT.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Higher Education Work Placements Students Careers
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Schools:	Teaching and Learning Institute
Related URLs:	http://www.hud.ac.uk/tqef/placement.html
Depositing User:	Lisa Ward
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2010 10:21
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2021 22:09
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/8260

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