Modules in Pictures – a snapshot!
April 15, 2015
With spring term now complete, we thought we’d share our latest module photographs so that you can see what has been happening across different modules. You never know, this could inspire you to take one of these modules next year, if you still need to complete the Award! The Award helps to enhance employability by …
Looking back on the spring term
March 30, 2015
Now that we have reached the end of the spring term, here is a round-up of what has been happening over the last month or so! Prizes, Prizes, Prizes! The Award team have collated the employer-supported prize applications received from students who have completed two or more modules. Once the shortlisting process was completed, students …
Module of the Year, voted by you!
March 20, 2015
Every year, students registered on the Nottingham Advantage Award are encouraged to speak up and vote for the module they feel has had the most positive impact on their personal and professional development. Nominations are open until Friday 17 April 2015. To nominate, you simply have to complete this short survey for your best Award …
How can you use the Award to your Advantage?
March 13, 2015
Calling all final year students! The Nottingham Advantage Award team are delivering a new student workshop on ‘How to use the Award to your Advantage!’on Tuesday 24 March, 2-3.30pm. Thisworkshop targets final year students who have already completed the Award or are in the process of completing it this year. The aim is …
Let’s Celebrate!
March 5, 2015
The Celebration Event, hosted every year, welcomes students who have passed all three modules (30 credits) required to complete the Award. Our Celebration Event honours students’ achievements and recognises their personal and professional development through the Award. RSVP here, until Friday 22 May 2015, for students who have completed the Award! …
Stand out from the crowd: Get involved in the Advantage Award!
February 27, 2015
The results are in! With spring term well under way, we look back on what our Class of 2014 graduates think about their Advantage Award. Every student has a mixture of reasons why they get involved in the Award. Here are some snippets from this year’s alumni survey for their reasons for taking part. Do …
Your achievements have the potential to go global with the Advantage Award!
February 19, 2015
With this year’s prize applications deadline approaching, we hear from last year’s winner of the Vice-Chancellor’s Global Graduate Award (which is co-supported by GSK this year), Polina Medvedeva, about her experiences completing the Award. “I completed my Award in June 2014, receiving the Award certificate. This was a very exciting time for me; this was when …
Show us your community spirit!
February 13, 2015
In this week’s blog we focus on the employer-supported prize for ‘Enterprise in the Community’. EY recognise the potential of entrepreneurs, working with a range of businesses: small and medium-sized enterprises as well as large companies. This is a combination of first ventures and multiple enterprises, displaying a variety of interest in entrepreneurial spirit and …
Here Come the Girls!
February 4, 2015
Enterprise Rent-A-Car supports this fantastic prize, offering £150 Capital Bond vouchers which can be used in many high street shops! Are you this year’s Female Entrepreneur of the Year? Enterprise Rent-A-Car have invested heavily in supporting female employees to move into management roles within their company, ensuring women form a representative proportion at all levels. …
What it takes to become the Accenture High Performance Prize Winner!
January 29, 2015
Thinking about applying for one of this year’s employer-supported prizes? Deborah Okperin, was announced as the co-winner of the ‘Accenture High Performance Prize’ at last year’s Nottingham Advantage Award’s annual Celebration Event. Accenture were looking for a candidate who could demonstrate that they had gone above and beyond expectations in their extracurricular activity and work. Deborah won …
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