Institute for Transport Studies Employability webinar slides

1. Wednesday 25th April 2018, 12-1300
CAREER AND
EMPLOYABILITY PROSPECTS
FOR ITS MASTERS IN
TRANSPORT STUDENTS
WEBINAR
Institute for Transport Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Dr James Tate, Associate Prof, ITS
Email: j.e.tate@its.leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6608
Web: http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/j.tate
Twitter: @drjamestate

2. “ A Masters degree in Transport opens
up a range of career options : 97.5%
of our MA and MSc graduates were
employed or in further training within
six months of completing their course”

3. “ Of respondents* 95% of the Masters
graduates secured employment or
further training in the transport sector
within 6 months of completing their
course ”
* Survey response rate 70% (71 students were surveyed, of which 50 replied)

4. Employability
ITS MASTERS STUDENTS
ITS Employability pages: http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/employability/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/xZneeC2hjQU

5. Employability
SKILLS & AWARENESS
• Application and CV clinic – November
® supported by http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/
• Recruitment briefing
® Head of Transport Policy, Leeds City Council
• Circulation job opportunities
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4076730
• Professional skills workshops
® GIS (digital mapping)
® Data analysis and presentation
® Report preparation & formatting
® Transport Sector Awareness
§ External Seminars (weekly in term-time)
§ Professional bodies
§ Public & Private sector landscape

6. Employability
ENGAGING WITH EMPLOYERS
1. The Institute Advisory Group
Course design & content meets Employers’ needs
Group includes senior representatives from:
• Accent, AECOM, ARUP, Mott MacDonald.
• Department for Transport (DfT), Highways England,
National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), Transport for
Greater Manchester (TfGM), Transport Systems Catapult.
• Arriva North Rail, First Trans Pennine Express, Northern
Rail, Rail Delivery Group, Siemens Rail Systems.
e.g. Development of Transport Integrated Project module
second semester module (started in 2016-17)
http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynmodules.asp?Y=201718&F=P&M=TRAN-5912M

7. Employability
ENGAGING WITH EMPLOYERS
2. Employer Visits
Wednesday 24 January 2018 Wednesday 31 January 2018
PRESENTATIONS
Jacobs Leigh Fisher
ARUP Atkins
NetworkRail WSP
AECOM Mott MacDonald
Arcadis WYG
INTERVIEWS
Jacobs WYG
Arup Leigh Fisher
AECOM
Arcadis
NetworkRail
See Twitter: #ITSEmployerDays2018

8. Employability
ENGAGING WITH EMPLOYERS
2. Employer Visits fund scholarships
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/masters/fees-scholarships/
See Twitter: #ITSEmployerDays2018

9. Employability
ENGAGING WITH EMPLOYERS
3. Mentoring
New industry mentoring scheme
Volunteer mentors (ITS alumni) who assist in developing
career ideas, confidence and employer awareness
“Mentoring is a powerful tool. Being a mentor can be a very
rewarding role. The mentor will support a current student to
manage their own learning and development. Currently we
have just over 30 alumni acting as mentors on the scheme,
which was piloted this year.”
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/about/news/new-industry-mentoring-scheme-for-its-masters-students/

10. Institute for Transport Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT

11. Wednesday 25th April 2018, 12-1300
CAREER AND
EMPLOYABILITY PROSPECTS
FOR ITS MASTERS IN
TRANSPORT STUDENTS
WEBINAR
Institute for Transport Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Dr James Tate, Associate Prof, ITS
Email: j.e.tate@its.leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6608
Web: http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/j.tate
Twitter: @drjamestate