Date: 3rd and 4th June, from 4:30 PM BST
This free-to-attend two-day virtual event run by Handshake US will feature interactive discussions on best practices in the field of career services and panels with leading thinkers in higher education. You can also expect keynotes and Q&As with authors and policy makers, as well as important networking opportunities with other HE professionals across the globe.
Access 2021 will bring together all of our US higher education partners in a two-day virtual event featuring:
Here’s a quick insight into some key sessions for UK Higher Education professionals. All times are in BST!
Thursday 3rd June
04:30 PM - Meet and network with your peers before the conference begins.
05:00 PM - Welcome Address from Handshake CESO, Christine Cruzvergara.
05:30 PM - Breakout Sessions (including UK Partner Case Study from the University of Liverpool).
06:30 PM - Keynote Speech: “The Future of Work”
Friday 4th June
06:00 PM - Keynote Address: “Recalculating: How Career Educators Can Help Students in the Next Era of Work
06:15 PM - Break Out Sessions (including a deep dive into how employers and students are using Handshake).
For more information and a full breakdown of the Handshake Access 2021 agenda, visit the Handshake Access 2021 Website.
A presentation featuring our Handshake UK Partner, University of Liverpool, will take place during the breakout session on Thursday 3rd June at 5.30pm. You can expect to hear some key success and learnings from their experience using Handshake in the UK!
On Friday 4th June at 5pm BST, New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak and Handshake’s CESO Christine Cruzvergara about how career educators can help their students—and their teams—recalculate for the future of work.
Handshake Access 2021 will convene career educators to define, share, and celebrate the best practices and outcomes of our community.
Attend this event to experience lively discussion and engagement with your peers, but alongside inspiration from thought leaders advancing innovation and impact of career education at the highest level of the academic ecosystem.
The event will be free for all to attend. You can register here.
Find out how Handshake, so far implemented by over 1,100 universities, has crafted an implementation experience to suit everyone.
In partnership with our good friends Gradconsult, we facilitated a 90 minute event that brought together 100+ Careers Services professionals to share learnings and reflect on what has been one of the most unique and challenging autumn terms in memory.
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