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Employability skills for success
Prepare for your future career
At the International Study Centre, we care about your academic success - as well as your career once you graduate. With your future career in mind, we have integrated a variety of employability activities into our academic courses at the International Study Centre. These employability activities are designed to give you a head start in today’s competitive graduate employment market by helping you become a confident, highly skilled and employable graduate.
All activities are tailored to your level of study, whether you are preparing for undergraduate or postgraduate study. With our support you will identify your strengths, develop your skills for success and focus on areas for improvement, enabling you to maximise your chances of success at the University of Sussex and achieve your future goals.
"My name is Mohammad Ashraf Rady Ahmed. I'm from Cairo Egypt and I study International Foundation in Computing, I want to really study computer science with an industrial placement year. When I graduate, I really just want to work in a really techy city in the UK and push the field forward, maybe in artificial intelligence or something like that. And I also, one of my dreams, is to be able to work as a game developer on the side in my spare time. During this course we were Introduced to how to write a CV and what exactly are the necessary criteria for a CV. So, for example, usually write a small paragraph, just talking about yourself and why people should hire you. And before I had no idea what even goes in a CV, what, qualifies, as something to put in a CV. So, all of that was cleared up to me and we've had a lot of support throughout the year just to write the CV. Also, in our personal development plans, really just outline what skills are really important in your specific course. For example, in Computing, you really needed to be able to be familiar with technology and stuff like that and be able to quickly learn new skills because Computing field is constantly evolving. So that was one of the skills we had to work on and our tutor just helped us throughout every step of the way."
On your International Study Centre course
During your course at the International Study Centre you will get the opportunity to develop key employability skills such as teamwork, time management, problem solving and communication, to help you succeed in a professional working environment. With our support you can create a professional CV and develop your presentation and interview skills to ensure you stand out from the crowd.
We will help you create a personal development plan. This will ensure that you graduate with a globally recognised degree combined with the ability to progress into further study and your career beyond your studies.
You may be able to further build up work experience by taking part-time employment or a work placement during your studies. Find out more about UK working rights as part of your visa.
While studying your degree at Sussex
During your degree studies at Sussex you will continue to undertake a variety of employability activities to develop and build your skills. This will ensure that you graduate not only with a globally recognised degree, but also with the right skills to secure a fantastic job in your chosen future career.
"This really helps us familiarise with our skills, what we can improve on, what we already have and how that can contribute, ultimately, to our careers in the future."
Heloisa from Mozambique International Foundation Year in Social Sciences and Law
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