Check out these benefits


Use of Career Manager by Academic Partners will help your students secure employment and enhance engagement opportunities for academics:


n It helps students stand out from the crowd by demonstrating that they’re taking their professional development seriously


n Creating a professional-looking CV from the personal details summary and presenting a competence record to prospective employers will assist with gaining interviews, or a place on a graduate scheme or industrial placement


n Mentors and academics can interact with students and their Career Manager records, for example, by reviewing competence assessments via guest ticket functionality. Most of the reports can also be exported into Word or pdf format and shared via e-mail


n The student’s record is portable – they’ll be able to take their career history and development record with them, making it a valuable tool for life


n Familiarisation with the UK-SPEC and other industry specific frameworks will give students a head start on their Initial Professional Development (IPD).


Anytime, anyplace, anywhere Key functionality for students includes the ability to:


n Access Career Manager 24/7 at any Internet-ready PC, so whether at home, at college/university, on a work placement or away, students can always keep their record up to date


n Maintain an up-to-date master CV record by adding employment experience, education and training, along with any voluntary work or achievements along the way


n Submit their Intent to Register via Career Manager meaning students will gain support from the IET throughout their Initial Professional Development


To find out more about the broad scope of Career Manager, visit


www.theiet.org/career-manager


n Record technical and business skills evidence developed from a university project – whether working on their own or as part of a group task; team work is a key competence for engineers/technicians who apply for professional registration


n Set development objectives, plan actions and training for career development by identifying training needs/ further learning


n Keep a record of all tasks undertaken at university, during a gap year and summer/industrial placements; these can be downloaded to Word and used to demonstrate key skills to an employer/tutor/lecturer


n Familiarise themselves with industry specific frameworks and practice thinking in a logical manner to record evidence demonstrates competence.


Now and forever…


All of this doesn’t stop when your students leave university. Career Manager can continue to help them with:


n Continuing Professional Development (CPD)


n Tracking personal and competence development once in employment


n Applying for professional registration


n Setting non-industry related skills aims such as learning a new language or learning to take minutes in meetings.


Your User Guide www.theiet.org/academic-partners


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