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Employability and Student Success

Enabling all students to fulfil their potential, graduating with the skills, experience and confidence to achieve career success and lifelong employability.

Registration for the Bath Award 2026-27 is now open

Putting employability at the heart of the student experience

Our Employability Strategy embeds employability and skill development into the student lifecycle. It facilitates access to professional learning for all students and provides a wide portfolio of opportunities for everyone studying at the university.

Our employability experts

We have teams of Employability experts, based centrally within Professional Services and embedded within the Faculties/School, to ensure all students have access to a wide range of employability support and expertise.

Skills Centre

Group of students participating in an academic skills tutorial.

Drop-ins, courses, online resources and 1:1 tutorials to help you succeed in your studies and beyond.

Careers

Repeating pattern of three shapes that represent the Careers categories Discover, Focus, and Act

We offer information, advice and guidance to students and graduates. We also work with employers to connect them with our students and recent graduates.

Innovation: For students

A group photo of the networking lunch at Enterprise Day 2023

Enterprise Bath can help you achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions and support you on your enterprising journey whilst at university.

The Bath Award

Registrations for the Bath Award 2026-27 are now open, enabling you to identify the skills you have acquired during your time at Bath, and empowering you to take action and develop skills that support your success.

My Employability Profile

Accessible by all students, including undergraduates, postgraduate taught students, remote learners and students on placement, this online dashboard will sit alongside MyFuture (our Careers platform) and My Academic Success (our skills platform) and support you to access the information, resources, and events you need to build a comprehensive employability profile that employers will recognise and value.

It will help you articulate and demonstrate the skills you have developed in 13 key employability capabilities, identifying gaps you may have and suggesting resources to fill those gaps.

You can add to your dashboard at any time, and progress at your own pace. There is no deadline or limit on what you can submit to build your profile.

Find out more about My Employability Profile

Mapping your employability journey

Career planning can feel overwhelming and it helps to break it down into small manageable steps. There are plenty of opportunities here at Bath for you to enhance your skills, gain experience and build your confidence but you may be unsure where to start or what to do. The employability map can help.

Find out more about our Employability Maps

Bath Insights internships

Finding work experience can be a real challenge for students in years one and two as organisations often ask for prior experience and skills they may not have had a chance to develop. Bath Insights gives students in their first or second year the opportunity to gain work experience in a safe, supportive environment through working as an intern in one of a variety of departments on the university campus.

Find out more about the Bath Insights Internship Programme

The Pop-Up Shop Programme

The goal of the Pop-Up Shop programme is to give all students the chance to run a shop in the city centre for a day. It doesn’t matter what course you’re studying, or what stage of study you’re at, the programme is open to everyone and is a fun way to get new experiences and make new friends.

Find out more about the Pop-Up Shop Programme
Team Lemme, the Pop-Up Shop Programme winners in 2025.

More Employability initiatives

Employability is woven into so much of what we do, here are some more ways you can build your employability and ensure your success while you're a student Bath.

Student success stories

Celebrating the achievements, journeys, and insights of University of Bath students. Discover real stories, learn from peers, and share your own experiences to grow your network.

I'm Harshal, and completing the Bath Award was a journey that completely changed my perspective on what it means to be a graduate.

In this Q&A-style blog, Maaria Mamujee, a BSc Architecture student, discusses how the Bath Award has supported her personal and professional development.

I’m Blane Wootton, a graduate of the University of Bath, where I studied Modern Languages: French (ab initio) and German, with a year abroad in my third year.

Isaac is currently nine months into his industry placement with Knights Brown, working on the Weymouth Walls Harbour replacement scheme.

In this blog, Daniela shares her experience with each stage of the Bath Award and provides tips to help you complete the award successfully.

We met up with Durvesh, MSc Marketing student, to talk about his experience at Bath as an international student.

Upcoming events

Browse events where you can meet the team and find out more about our work.

The Bath Award drop-in (23 September)
23 Sep 2026 1.00pm Wessex House 2.24, University of Bath

If you are registered, or thinking about registering, for the Bath Award but need some help, this drop-in is for you.

6 Oct 2026 2.15pm 8 West , University of Bath

Open to all students, this series will equip you with fundamental public speaking skills.

Employablity articles

News and articles from across the university and beyond to help you build your employability.

UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week unites educators, researchers and policymakers to explore AI’s impact on education under “Facts, Frictions, Frontiers”.

Critical thinking is highly valued by employers, yet many graduates lack it in the workplace. This blog explores practical ways to think more critically at work

About Us

As Director of Employability and Student Success, Helen Stringer heads up Employability at the university. Careers, the Skills Centre, faculty and School placement teams and Enterprise collaborate with colleagues across the institution to deliver a broad range of employability opportunities for students.

Contact us

If you'd like to find out more about Employability and Student Success at the university, please get in touch.