Huddersfield Business School’s Placement Team wins National Award
Huddersfield Business School’s Employability and Placement Team crowned Best University Placement Service at the National Undergraduate Employability Awards 2021!
On Thursday 25th February 2021, Rate My Placement hosted the annual National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards where our very own Employability and Placement Team here at Huddersfield Business School were crowned Best University Placement Service (Supporting Under 750 Students). The NUE Awards celebrate the contributions made by a UK University placement service who have gone above and beyond to help a small cohort of students, apply and maximise their work experience opportunities. This year the awards were hosted online where our Employability and Placement Team were up against four other Universities across the UK.
Helena Namini, Huddersfield Business School’s Employability and Placements Officer said:
“We're so proud to have been selected as a finalist from over 400 nominations received for the NUE Awards, so to then go on to be announced as the winner of this award feels like a truly amazing achievement. The determination of the Employability and Placement Team sees us work all year round to bring support to our students. As a team we always strive to find creative ways in which we can continue to develop and improve our service and engage with students on matters of building their employability potential throughout their time with Huddersfield Business School. To receive this national recognition really is an honour and verifies the amazing work of the team as well as recognising the capabilities accomplished through collaborative working with teams across both the School and University.”
The team won the award due to their hand-in-hand work with academic staff which has seen brilliant success through the Aspire module and industry-recognised BMC module. The team have also worked really hard on initiatives such as Working Week, a work experience scheme for first-year students, and the Enhancing Employability Award, which enables students to gain valuable employability skills and experience to help them secure placements. They offer substantial support for first, second and placement year students, raising awareness of the importance of employability and building a culture of placements at the University.
A huge congratulations, an amazing achievement!
