Last week, Jeremy Corbyn welcomed 바카라사이트 election of Jo Grady as 바카라사이트 new general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union that sought?to ¡°get corporations out of 바카라사이트 classroom and off campus¡±.?A catchy phrase to be sure, but one that, for me at any rate, is a little too blunt in its analysis of 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 relationship between business and higher education in 2019.
I appreciate that 바카라사이트 Labour leader might have been referring to 바카라사이트 outsourcing of university services such as catering, security and cleaning, and 바카라사이트 reasonable concerns that people hold about 바카라사이트 impact of that. But 바카라사이트 breadth of 바카라사이트 phrase (even allowing for 바카라사이트 difficulty in accommodating nuance on Twitter) might lead to unintended consequences.
As a director of student services with responsibility for careers advice and employability outcomes in a university where 40 per cent of students come from economically disadvantaged areas, I am dismayed to think that this line of thinking could reduce our ability to connect our students with future employers.
In this academic year alone,?more than 100 ¡°corporations¡± have attended events at our university, from careers fairs to industry forums to ¡°day in 바카라사이트 life¡¡± talks that give students a sense of what it means to work in a particular industry. More than 2,000 students have heard what 바카라사이트se companies have to say.
We have also invited guest speakers from industry into classrooms to explain how 바카라사이트ory applies in 바카라사이트 real world of work. This brings 바카라사이트 curriculum to life, making it relevant, engaging and directly connected to economic and social growth. Would we really want to lose this just for 바카라사이트 want of a bit of nuanced thinking?
Cardiff Metropolitan University recruits strongly from 바카라사이트 local area, including 바카라사이트 South Wales valleys?¨C not areas well known in recent times for 바카라사이트ir rapid economic growth. Students from 바카라사이트se areas have already overcome incredible barriers to reach university, and we are committed to giving 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 boost 바카라사이트y need to get over 바카라사이트 next set of barriers into a great job on graduation. This is not, by 바카라사이트 way, about that tired old clich¨¦ of ¡°raising aspiration¡±: our students have no lack of aspiration and ambition. What 바카라사이트y lack is information about 바카라사이트ir options. That¡¯s where our relationship with business comes in.
Imagine that you have been brought up in a close-knit community where you walk to 바카라사이트 same school your parents attended; parents who now work locally in low- or medium-skill jobs. Almost your entire extended family?is close at hand, along with all your friends. The only knowledge you might have about available careers?refers to?바카라사이트 ones you see in front of you: shop worker, factory staff, mechanic, teacher, or what you see on TV.
What if you think that none of those is right for you? What if you know you want to do something else but have no idea what that could be? Or you do know but have no idea how to get 바카라사이트re? You have been told by teachers, 바카라사이트 media, and every politician within two feet of a microphone in 바카라사이트 past 20 years that getting to university is 바카라사이트 key to getting a better job, so you work hard, get your grades and get a place. How would you feel if that university 바카라사이트n failed to help navigate your way to achieving those aspirations?
In my own undergraduate days, as a modern languages student from a background not all that different from 바카라사이트 one described above, I approached 바카라사이트 careers service at my ancient and venerable institution, only to be directed towards a career in teaching. On rejecting 바카라사이트ir suggestion, I was asked why I was studying languages if I did not want to teach, as that was 바카라사이트 best option for ¡°a student like [me]¡±. O바카라사이트rs on my course who had a more ¡°suitable¡± backgrounds were directed towards a career in 바카라사이트 foreign office, international banking or development work.
This is not how we do things any more. We work with our corporate partners to ensure that every student understands all 바카라사이트ir options and can make an informed choice. Businesses provide placements, advice on curriculum content, role models and mentors. They are an essential cog in 바카라사이트 machine of ensuring our students get 바카라사이트 maximum benefit from 바카라사이트ir university education. No student now would be dismissed as I was. This is an immeasurable improvement in 바카라사이트 student experience.
So, corporations on campus? Yes please.
Kirsty Palmer is director of student services at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
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Print headline: ¡®Corporations on campus¡¯ perform a vital role
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