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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.

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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.

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Skills Centre

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

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.

A group photo of the networking lunch at Enterprise Day 2023

Innovation: For students

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
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Bath Insights internships

Bath Insights gives University of Bath students the opportunity to develop professional skills, build confidence, and gain valuable work experience through a paid summer internship. Designed specifically for students in the early stages of their degree, the programme helps you take your first steps into the workplace by working on real projects with teams across the University. Develop skills employers look for, expand your professional network, and gain experience you can use in future applications, assessments, placements and interviews.

Find out more about the Bath Insights Internship Programme

Micro Internships

Micro Internships are short-term, project-based opportunities that connects organisations with University of Bath students ready to make a difference. If you're an employer who needs insight on a specific challenge, support with a new initiative, or a fresh perspective on your work, a Micro Internship delivers meaningful results in just 35 hours or less.

Find out more about offering Micro Internships
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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.

Team Lemme, the Pop-Up Shop Programme winners in 2025.

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.

Upcoming events

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

The Bath Award drop-in (12 November)
12 Nov 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.

Panel: Careers in / using Languages
24 Nov 2026 6.30pm Online

Hear from a mixture of employers and Bath alumni sharing their experiences of how language skills enhanced their careers and opened doors to new opportunities.

Employablity articles

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

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.