AWARD

WHAT IS UCC WORKS?

How do I apply for a UCC Works Activity?

InternshipPathway

Watch out for advertisements on MyStudentJob.ucc.ie in the category for UCC Works. Last year we had interns participating in the :• Glucksman Gallery• Granary Theatre• UCC 98.3FM• Motley• Express• Chaplaincy• Student Health• Students’ Union• Audio Visual and Media Services• Career Service

Apply directly to these organisations for an internship. If you are successful in gaining an internship, then register yourself online for the award at www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Pathway

This is a new pathway. The Enterprise Pathway programme gives participants that entrepreneurial and innovative edge for which employers increasingly search.Further information on this new and exciting pathway is available on www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks

The UCC Works Award Ceremony will be held in March

When do I get the Award?

VolunteeringPathway

Come along to the UCC Volunteering Fair in September to meet with representatives from a range of organisations.Take a look at the Volunteering Guide, for volunteering opportunities available on our website.

For full details on how to register on the Volunteering Pathway please follow the instructions on www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks

Student LifePathway

A minimum of 40 hours involvement in any of the following campus activities will enable you to be eligible for a UCC Works Award:Students’ Union; UCC Societies; UCC Clubs; Class Representatives and UCC Initiatives such as uLink, Niteline, Niteline PR, UCC Homework Club, and UCC Health Matters.

For full details on how to register on the Student Life Pathway please follow the instructions on www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks

Employability Star Award:

The UCC Works Employability Star Award may be awarded to students who have received four or more UCC Works awards by their final year in UCC. The awards must be spread over two academic years, and must include awards from any three pathways.

One Employability Star Award is given per year.

More details on the Employability Star Award is at www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks

‘UCC Works first struck me because I liked the idea of formal recognition for achievements outside academia or sport. I undertook two internships spanning a total of eighty hours, am a Peer Support Leader as well as doing volunteering and society work and received seven awards over two years. UCC ensured they acknowledged my contributions and I was incredibly fortunate enough to receive the prestigious Employability Star award because of these achievements.’

Quote by : Christina O’Neill, awarded the Employability Star Award in March 2016.

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Employability

Award

The UCC Works Award enables students to receive formal recognition for the learning gained from their involvement in extra - curricular activities inside and outside of UCC. The activities are categorised into four pathways.

InternshipPathway

Unpaid working Internships with a campus organisation(minimum of 40 hours)

Student LifePathway

Contribution to enhancing student life in UCC by involvement in a variety of clubs, societies and groups (minimum of 40 hours)

VolunteeringPathway

Volunteering in organisations external to UCC(minimum of 40 hours plus training)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Pathway

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pathway gives participants that entrepreneurial and innovative edge for which employers increasingly search.

How do I qualify for a UCC Works Award?

REFLECTon the employability skills learned from that activity and update your CV

PARTICIPATEin an approved UCC Works activity =

REGISTERfor your chosen pathway +

RECEIVEUCCWORKSAWARD

All details on each pathway and each step of the process is on www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks

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Who can apply?

• The award is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students of UCC who satisfy the criteria of “participate and reflect.”• See www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks for further details on the FOUR award pathways

Why bother?

• The award is designed to prepare you for the challenges you face in making the transition to work.• To succeed after university you should focus on developing the employability skills employers value like working as part of a team or communicating well.• The UCC Works Award gives you an opportunity to develop these all round skills that employers value greatly.

What’s in it for you?

• Achieve formal recognition for taking part in extracurricular activities that you enjoy.

• Boost your career prospects by demonstrating to employers that you have developed competencies they want.

• Stand out from the crowd and have your contribution recorded on your Diploma Supplement. The Diploma Supplement is a newer standardised document that is used across Europe. Its purpose it to give context to both academic and institutional information should you be applying to a European University or Employer. One of the advantages of the Diploma Supplement is that is has a section for additional information on achievements like UCC WORKS Award.

The Diploma Supplement is not to be mistaken for the University Transcript and is received after you graduate.

For further information:

www.ucc.ie/careers/uccworks/or email: uccworks@ucc.ie