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What is the Ulster Edge Award?
What do I Need to do?
When will I receive the Ulster Edge Award?
FAQ’s
Career Development Centre
• Visit our Information Room 13G01 (UUJ), H214 (UUC),
MF226 (UUM)
• Find out who your Career Development Adviser is –
http://careers.ulster.ac.uk
• Make use of Career Development Centre Resources
Factors to consider
Did you know that there are over 85 applications for every
graduate job
Employers are recruiting graduates who not only have a
degree but also key transferable skills
View what EDGE graduates say
What is the Ulster EDGE Award?
• An employability Award for F/T Undergraduate Students
• Provides official recognition and evidence for activities
outside your programme of study
• Taken in addition to your degree
• You have up to 4 years to complete the award.
• You will receive it with your degree at graduation
How do you achieve the EDGE?
There are 3 steps to complete: 1, 2, 3
1.
Register for the Ulster EDGE Award
2.
Choose and complete activities (during the length of your degree programme)
a) EDGE Award: complete 4 activities which are NOT all from the same category
b) EDGE Excel: complete 6 activities across 3 categories (no separate registration)
**Ensure that each activity is verified within the academic year that you complete the
activity**.
3.
Apply for the Award (in final year) once you have completed activities
a)
Ulster EDGE Award: Written application – (end of April)
b)
Ulster EDGE Excel Award : Written application & Employer-led panel interview –
(mid April)
**Gain the EDGE Excel Award – You will be considered for the ‘EDGE Award student of the
Year’**
How do you achieve the EDGE?
EDGE: Complete 4 activities (they CAN’T all be from
same category)
EDGE Excel: Complete 6 activities from across 3
categories
Category 1: Accredited co-curricular modules
Category 2: Work Experience, Study Abroad and Enterprise
Category 3: Internal & External Opportunities
Category 4: Formal University-wide Opportunities
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Accredited co-curricular
modules
Work experience, Study Abroad
and Enterprise
Internal and External
Opportunities
Formal University Wide
Opportunities
•Open to 1st Year students
•Building your skills PPD105
•Developing Skills for Work PPD104
•Graduation- what next? PPD102
P/T job
•Work Experience Skills Builder Module
PPD 184
•Tutoring in schools
Open to all students
•Skills Development through Student
Representation
Year long Placement – DPP(I)/DIAS
Year Long Placement
Study USA
Study Abroad
International Student Exchange
Programme (ISEP)
Language Assistant
Ulster Sports Outreach Educational
Placement Programme
Erasmus
•Open to all
•Sports/Students Union Club or
Committee Member
•Student Union Rag Volunteer
•Volunteering with External
Organisations
Open to Social Work students
•Social Work Individual Practice
Development Days
Open to Sports students
•Ulster Sports Outreach Education
Induction Training Programme
•Ulster Sports Outreach Sport for LIFE
programme
Open to UBS students
•Entrepreneurship Competitions
•CIMA Accredited SAGE certificate
Open to Nursing students
•Disaster Risk Reduction
•Immediate Life Support
Open to Computing & Engineering
•Stem Ambassador
Open to Media, Film & Journalism
Student Innovation Competition (with
EDGE)
Open to Sports and Creative Dance
•Dance for Life Programme
•Open to Biomedical Sciences
Students
Developing job application and
interview skills
Open to Law Students
Street Law Programme
Open to Engineering students
Formula Student
Open to Law, Psychology, Pharmacy,
Built Environment, Computing and
Engineering students
•Peer Assisted Study Skills 1 PPD037
•Peer Assisted Study Skills 2 PPD051
Open to Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences students
National Institute of Clinical Excellence
(NICE) Student Champion PHA001
Open to Criminology, Politics and Social
Policy
•Student Global Village PPD196
Open to Nursing Students
•Reflect on Me PPD131
Open to Creative Arts students
Design Portfolio and CV Production
PPD240
Short-term placements (listed below)only if you complete module
'Employability through work
experience' PPD100
Washington Ireland Program
IAESTE Placement
Short-term placement (open to
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences students)
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
Spanish Summer Placement Project
PHA506
Preparation Module (only open to
computing students)
Placement Preparation PPD120
•Students Union Enterprise
Competition Team Member
•Sciences and Ethics: Debates and
Dilemmas
•Developing Digital literacy
External opportunities
•Business Enterprise Academy
•Business Bootcamp
•Leaderhsip Development Programme
Module 1 &2
FAQ’s
• Do you have to complete a certain amount of activities in a year?
– No the amount each year is up to you, as long as you have four activities
completed before you graduate.
• Can activities I completed last year count?
– No, Only CPPD modules from last year can be counted as this will
already be recorded onto the universities database.
• How much time do I need to volunteer for it to be included as an
activity?
– You must volunteer for at least 30 hours.
FAQ’s
What steps do I need to take if I volunteer for an organisation outside of
the University?
• You need to check that the organisation you are volunteering has signed
up with the SU (check SU website). You need to fill out a log book from
the Students Union to record the hours and the activities you took part,
has to be signed off by your volunteering supervisor and verified by the
SU
What if the voluntary organisation is not registered with the SU?
• You need to encourage the organisation to register with the SU
otherwise if you are doing 40 hours over a year with the organisation you
can engage with ‘work experience skills builder module’ CPPD module
Students Union Activity Logbook
Targeting Your CV
Can activities I have completed during vacation periods throughout my
degree be used?
• Yes, any activity that is completed during your degree can be counted
towards the award provided that it has been approved by the EDGE award
team.
How do I get my activity credited towards the award?
• Once you have completed the activity it will be your responsibility to hand in
your log book so that staff can go online and confirm successful completion
within that academic year.
Can part time/short term employment count towards this award?
• No, unless you engage in the CPPD module ‘work experience skills builder’
allowing you to reflect on the skills which you have developed
FAQ’s
How do I check my progress on EDGE?
Email the Ulster EDGE Team:
Jordanstown:
Belfast:
Magee:
Coleraine:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
I have completed all four/six activities… now what?
Once all four/six activities have been completed you must then apply for the
award. You will receive an email prompting you to do this when the time comes.
What happens if I withdraw my application?
If you decide you no longer wish to participate in the award, contact a member
of the Ulster Edge Award team.
Drop into the Career Development Centre for more information