Look at the event programme and join the sessions that interest you.

Digital Skills for Employment is a two-day event designed to support final year undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students as they transition into the digital workplace. This event is made up of workshops from recent graduates, employers, and the Teaching & Learning and Careers teams, focusing on developing confidence in skills from data management to digital creativity.

You can book for individual sessions or sign up for both days.

Monday 7th June 2021

9:30-10:15 - Presentations! with Steph Jesper (workshop)

9:30-10:15 - Digital wellbeing and resilience with Susan Halfpenny and Siobhan Dunlop (workshop)

10:30-11:15 - How to improve your communication with the Academic Skills Community (workshop)

10:30-11:15 - Improvisation: time for a new plan with Tom Smith (workshop)

11:30-12:15 - Collaborative tools and groupwork with Susan Halfpenny (workshop)

11:30-12:15 - Data protection and GDPR with Frances Horrocks (workshop)

12:15-13:15 - Lunch

13:15-14:00 - Keynote: The future of work: what are employers looking for? with Daisy Kemp (talk)

14:15-15:15 - A blagger’s guide to data with Tom Smith and Steph Jesper (workshop)

14:15-15:15 - Digital fluency with Siobhan Dunlop and Sam Hazeldine (workshop)

15:30-16:30 - Digital creativity with Siobhan Dunlop and Steph Jesper (workshop)

15:30-16:30 - Problem solving with Arielle Redman (workshop)

Tuesday 8th June 2021

9:45-10:45 - Keynote - a York graduate’s surprising journey with Alissia McNay (talk)

11:00-12:00 - Social media and your digital footprint with Kelly McDonald (workshop)

12:00-12:45 - Lunch

12:45-13:30 - Accessibility and user experience with Lilian Soon and Alice Bennett (workshop)

13:45-15:15 - A journey through data with Steph Jesper (workshop)

15:30-16:30 - Jargon-busting and transferable skills with Tim Fletcher (workshop)

15:30-16:30 - Horizon scanning with Susan Halfpenny