Skills Centre
Drop-ins, courses, online resources and 1:1 tutorials to help you succeed in your studies and beyond.
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.
The final Careers Fair of the year is on 3 March 2026
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.
Careers
We offer information, advice and guidance to students and graduates. We also work with employers to connect them with our students and recent graduates.
Enterprise: For students
Enterprise Bath can help you achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions and support you on your enterprising journey whilst at university.
Improve your employability with a Bath placement
Choose an undergraduate placement degree from Bath to gain valuable work experience and make contacts for your future career.
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 ProgrammeThe Bath Award
Enabling students to identify the skills they have acquired during their time at Bath, recognise the efforts student leaders and volunteers, and empower students to take action and develop skills that support their success in these roles.
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.
University of Bath Micro Internship programme – information for students
Micro Internships offer short-term career exploration and development opportunities.
Workplace Essentials workshop series
This series of practical workshops is designed to help you build confidence in the core skills employers value most.
Languages and employability
The importance of language learning in preparation for placements in the UK or abroad.
The Pop-Up Shop Programme
The Pop-Up Shop programme gives entrepreneurial students a £500 loan and the keys to a vacant city-centre shop for 24 hours. Real risk, real profits!
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.
How working as a Student Employability Coach has helped my own employability
Hello! My name is Martha Davey and for the past 5 months I’ve worked as a Student Employability Coach, a role I’ve loved and highly recommend to all students.
Making the most of your final semester as a student: Tips from a fellow final-year student
I'm Lily. I'm determined to squeeze every last drop of value out of these final months so here’s a list of things I’ve done and things I wish I’d done sooner.
How part-time work helped me explore career possibilities
My name is Matthew. I'm a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Life Sciences. I share how my part-time job developed my transferable skills.
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.