{"id":562,"date":"2023-04-26T10:17:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T10:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/?p=562"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T14:07:40","slug":"work-experience-champion-award-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/2023\/04\/26\/work-experience-champion-award-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Experience Champion Award 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-562\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-562-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-562-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-562-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Awarded for significant contribution to promoting the benefits of work experience and\/or volunteering to other students as part of their course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-562-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-562-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7fbThTEy7k?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7fbThTEy7k\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7fbThTEy7k<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-562-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-562-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-562-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College of Business, Technology and Engineering<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nAlina Vyerova<br \/>\nBecki Bradley<br \/>\nLiv Allsop<br \/>\nUchenna Idoko<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\">Alina <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW42736792 BCX0\">Vyerova<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\">BSc (Hons) Financial Trading and Investment Management<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42736792 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW42736792 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-563\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Alina-Vyerova-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What they did:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis student had a very successful time on their placement year at one of the main high street banks. Following on from this, when returning to SHU for their final year at L6, they did not leave their experiences from placement behind. The student then supported L5 on the employability module down in London, by travelling down and presenting their experiences of placement, top tips for application and offered advice of extending their search and not solely focusing of trading placements (as there are very few) and discussed the benefits of this. The student fit this around a busy timetable and gave up their own time to support the student who really needed to hear their advice and placement perspective.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the impact?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis individuals impact meant that the students at L5 explored a wider range of placement opportunities, giving them a better chance of securing placement. Immediately after the sessions, students at L5 connected with the student in question to continue to watch their journey through final year. Comments from the L5 group indicated that it was great to hear a students perspective on placement and see a realistic experience. They also very much appreciated the hints and tips on application as this can be a very tedious process.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it inspired others:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis student inspired others to keep pushing, even when they are getting rejection emails and having to spend hours filling out applications. They inspired students to remove the barrier of only searching for trading placements and actually look across the whole of the financial sector &#8211; which opened their eyes. The successes this student shared has inspired others to work hard and want to see a similar journey for themselves. Their impact has been great.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-562-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-562-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Finalist<\/strong><br \/>\nWiktoria Lach<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162143288 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162143288 BCX0\">Wiktoria<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162143288 BCX0\">Lach<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162143288 BCX0\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162143288 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162143288 BCX0\">BSC (Hons) Biomedical Science with Foundation Year<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW162143288 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What they did:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe student is completing an enterprise residency sandwich placement, taking bold steps to explore a business venture that is completely unrelated to their degree, but one they have a passion and a talent for. Following an introduction via one of the course leaders, we asked the student if they would write a case study for us.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the impact?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe met the student, who told us about the activity they were doing, and the impact this was having on them &#8211; personally, and professionally. How great it was to be doing something they were passionate about and being supported! They helped us write a case study article, which has turned into a published resource and circulated across the department to inspire current L5 students interested in Sandwich placements.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it inspired others:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs an employability advisor, I have shown this case study to my students who have been curious about exploring this as an option which they hadn&#8217;t considered before. It has been circulated in our department, and students have expressed an interest in this type of Sandwich placement.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-562-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-562-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College of Social Sciences and Arts<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Finalist<\/strong><br \/>\nLauren Riley<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW50103991 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50103991 BCX0\">Lauren Riley \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW50103991 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50103991 BCX0\">BA (Hons) Fashion Design<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW50103991 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-564\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Riley-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What they did:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe student participated in the applied diploma work experience with Urban Outfitters, gaining an exceptional and valuable work experience in a global company, based in London.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What was the impact?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe experience has had a huge impact on the student, and this is no particularly visible in their return to final year, in which in the short time they have been self-motivated, professional and ambitious. So far, they have been highlighted for good practice on a national stage through Graduate Fashion Foundation Charity and recently won the Crisis X Love Not Landfill X GFW Competition.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How it inspired others:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis student has been a visible and positive presence within the cohort and has presented in department and course presentations and talks regarding their work experience and the positive impact it has had.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awarded for significant contribution to promoting the benefits of work experience and\/or volunteering to other students as part of their course. Finalists Alina Vyerova Becki Bradley Liv Allsop Uchenna Idoko WINNER! Alina Vyerova \u2013 BSc (Hons) Financial Trading and Investment Management\u202f\u00a0 \u00a0 What they did:\u00a0 \u201cThis student had a very successful time on their placement &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/2023\/04\/26\/work-experience-champion-award-2023\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Work Experience Champion Award 2023&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":852,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions\/565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}