Gavin Connell
Cooperative Education & Careers
Division
First and largest
Coop programme
in Ireland
Excellent record in
graduate
employment
Integrated Coop &
Careers Division
What’s distinctive
about UL?
Connected with
employers
Student centred
focus
Opportunities to
work and study
overseas
PRE
POST
Developing Employability: 4 year process
• Year 1 – 2
Career focus,
Choosing options,
Coop preparation .
•Course related skills
•Relevance of modules
• Year 2/3 –
Coop placement,
Faculty visits,
Recording skills
development
• Year 4 –
Career consultations,
Career fairs & events,
Job search techniques
•Monitoring of
experience
•Reflection
•Assessment
•Integration
•Assimilation
Partnership: Faculty, Employers, Careers
First Destinations of 2013 Graduates: All Faculties Primary Degree
UL Employment rate 18%
higher than the HEA’s most
recently-available national
average figure
94% of primary degree
graduates are in employment
or further study
Average starting salary of
approximately €24,000
Placement as main
predictor of future
graduate employment
Getting your
degree/Using your
degree
Generic skills
development on Coop
Employment
outcomes--FDR