Study UK: Preparing for work

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British Council

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Study UK: Preparing for work

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What is the course about?

Study UK: Preparing for work

The course Study UK: Preparing for work is an online class provided by British Council through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Get ready to search for and start a new job by identifying and building the employability skills needed to find your career path.

Course description

Learn how to identify your strengths and use them in your career
2 weeks

In the last ten years there have been more than 12 million international graduates of UK education.
This four-week course will equip international graduates with the skills and understanding that they need in order to navigate and enter their local employment market. It will support them to identify their skills, and how to communicate these effectively to potential employers, as well building an understanding of organisational and workplace culture.

Identifying your skills and setting goals
Choosing the right job
Networking and building relationships
Writing clear CVs and covering letters which communicate your skills
Handling job interviews
Getting ready for day one at work

Identify your strengths and use these to reflect on your career path
Demonstrate a range of professional skills that can help you succeed in any workplace
Develop an effective strategy to get the right job for you
Collaborate, network and communicate more proficiently with people from different cultural backgrounds and in different cultural contexts

The course is for international graduates of UK Higher Education entering into, or returning to, the employment market, globally. They can have studied either in the UK, or for a UK HE qualification overseas via TNE.
The course is for all international graduates (undergraduates and postgraduates). To give a sense of scale of the potential audience, there are 12 million international students who have graduated from a UK HEI in the last ten years.

British Council
The British Council is on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries connecting the best of UK culture with a global audience and providing high-quality English language courses.
Study UK
Study UK is a global campaign that promotes the UK as the first-choice study destination to international students and their influencers. It is the UK’s only national-level campaign that showcases the UK’s outstanding higher education offering.
The GREAT campaign
We are key players in the GREAT campaign working closely with Government, DIT, FCO, DCMS and the British Council.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Study UK: Preparing for work

Course Topic

Study Skills

University, College, Institution

British Council

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Study UK: Preparing for work

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / British Council you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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Study UK: Preparing for work

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