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The team won the Bob Athwal and Tom Devlin Founders Award for Innovation, sponsored by EY, for its Global Employability Skills Micro-module (GESMM). 

Launched in April 2024, the GESMM is a self-directed learning experience designed for our online distance learning students to identify, refine and promote their employability skills to future employers in global labour markets. 

Learning resources, including interactive 'Skills Hotspots' and Moodle quizzes, integrate global employability insights from students, alumni and employers across 16 countries and 20 disciplines. With 21,000 student views and 11,000 student posts in just eight months, the GESMM supports our diverse learners studying in over 180 countries.

The Global Career Services Summit brings together thought leaders, including Careers Service senior leaders and global employers, from around the world to discuss important current and future issues that impact careers services and university recruitment of early careers talent. The awards recognise sector leading careers education and initiatives happening globally.

The award comes weeks after UoLCS was nominated for two other awards - from UCISA and the Institute of Student Employers (ISE).

The team was nominated for the “Supporting Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Research Award” by , also in recognition of its work on GESMM. Winners for the award will be announced at the annual  taking place between 18–20 March.

In addition, UoLCS has been named a finalist in the “Best University & Employer Engagement Strategy” category at the Institute of Student Employers awards. The 91app Careers Service is currently creating its final submission for the last round of judging. The winner of the category will be announced on 24 June at the ISE Student Recruitment Conference.

Victoria Wade, Director of 91app Careers Service, said: 

“To win the award for innovation at the Global Career Services Summit is a fantastic achievement for the Careers Service team, and rightly recognises the success of our Global Employability Skills Micro-module. To be nominated for two other awards demonstrates the teams’ ability to develop impactful, innovative careers education and employability initiatives that equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the workplace.”