Employability Units 2019/20

The Employability Units are free short courses ONLY for current University of Bedfordshire level 4-7 (non-research) students.

Please complete the below form to express your interest in undertaking an Employability Unit.

Before you complete the form read and understand the following:

Students can take a maximum of 2 units over the course of the year (this could be 2 units within 1 semester or 1 unit in each semester).
Units are allocated to students on a first come first serve basis as spaces are limited.
Units will only run where there is sufficient demand and subject to tutor availability.
These units are short courses that carry 5 credits - these credits are standalone and cannot be used to supplement degree course results.
In order to do the Professional Public Speaking unit in semester 2, students need to first complete the Introduction to Public Speaking in semester 1, or have taken the Public Speaking unit in 2017 or 2018.

The Student Development and Awards Team will ONLY be in touch with students when they have successfully secured a place.

** All units listed are provisional and subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Units are for current level 4-7 students only. **

1. Contact *This question is required.

Student Number *This question is required.

First Name *This question is required.

Last Name *This question is required.

Email Address *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Mobile Number *This question is required.

Current Course *This question is required.

Graduation Date (Month/Year) *This question is required.

2. Please select the Employability Unit you would like to take:

Before selecting please:

Understand students can take a maximum of 2 units over the course of the year (this could be 2 units within 1 semester or 1 unit in each semester).
Units will only run where there is sufficient demand and subject to tutor availability.
These units are credit bearing and carry 5 credits - these credits are standalone and cannot be used to supplement substantive degree course results.
Carefully check the campus each unit is taking place at.
*Note in order to do Professional Public Speaking students need to complete the Introduction to Public Speaking first.

*This question is required.

3. Would you be interested in any of the following short courses if they were on offer? *This question is required.

4. We are currently seeking to expand the employability units on offer to students. Is there a subject or subjects you would like to have on offer as a free short course/employability unit not mentioned above? (e.g. a language not mentioned above, decision making, project management, web development, building confidence, realising goals etc) *This question is required.

5. What are your reasons for nominating this topic/subject as a new short course/employability unit and how do you think it will help you? *This question is required.

6. In order to register your interest in the units, read the terms and conditions below and tick the box to sign/ say you agree to the terms and conditions if you are offered a place.

If/When I undertake an Employability Unit I am aware that I have signed to accept the University’s Terms and Conditions in connection with my registration on my course of academic study. I accept that these will continue to apply as may be appropriate to my registration on this Employability Unit, except as supplemented or amended below. I acknowledge I have consented that the University may share my personal data with certain specified third parties and I further consent that this will apply equally to my registration on the Employability unit.

I understand and accept as follows:

a) my entitlement to register on the Employability Unit is as a student on a taught course of the University at level 4, 5, 6, or 7.
b) that I may register on no more than two Employability units in one academic year.
c) that I will incur no liability for additional tuition fees by registering on the Employability unit.
d) upon satisfactory completion of the Employability Unit as determined by the appropriate undergraduate portfolio exam board, my award will be as a pass or fail (i.e. not graded) and if a ‘pass’, then it will have a maximum value of 5 academic credits.
e) any credit awarded for the Employability unit will not count towards an award that may later be made for my academic course of study and it will not feature in my transcript for this. My registration and any credit gained for this and other Employability units will be included on a separate supplementary transcript reciting such awards, unless I have withdrawn in the manner detailed in clause f).
f) by registering on the Employability unit I accept that the outcome will feature on the supplementary transcript, whether pass or fail, unless I have written to formally withdraw from the registration to employabilityunits@beds.ac.uk, within 14 calendar days of the date of signing these Terms and Conditions.
g) I will not be eligible for consideration of passing the Employability Unit unless the University’s records show I have attended classroom sessions of at least the minimum number of hours shown above.
h) all assessment in the Employability Unit will be on the basis of a single attempt and no referral or re-sit opportunities will be allowed.
i) Mitigation processes and policies do not apply to the Employability Unit and the timing and administration of assessment will be as determined by the University at its sole discretion.
j) I understand if I am able to undertake a unit I will need to pass both the formative assessment and 50% minimum attendance requirements in order to progress and pass the course.
k) I understand all units listed are provisional and subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.
l) I understand the Units are allocated to students on a first come first serve basis as spaces are limited.

I understand that checking this box confirms that I have read,acknowledged and agree to the above terms & conditions.
*This question is required.

I Agree