Employability Units 2018/19

The Employability Units are a separate short course free for current level 4-7 (non-research) students.

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

The Units are allocated to students on a first come first serve basis as spaces are limited.

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

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Mobile Number

Current Course

Graduation Date (Month/Year)

2. Please select the Employability Unit you would like to undertake:
(please carefully check the campus each unit is taking place at) *This question is required.

3. 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? (e.g. a language, decision making, project management, web development, building confidence, realising goals etc) *This question is required.

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

5. 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/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 Short Course Approval Panel 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