Improving student engagement with employability: the project pitch assessment

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Table 1: Brief summary of projects.

PROJECT	ORGANISATION	CLIENT / AWARDING BODY	PRIMARY TASKS
Pitch for wind farm ‘option to develop’	Private energy firm specialising in renewable energy	Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) / Forestry Commission Wales	Determining a detailed budget and scope of work to carry a proposed wind farm through the planning process, design stage and construction.
Pitch for an ecotown development	Private consultancy	Local Planning Authority	Choose a suitable location; research and address criticisms of existing proposals; research sustainable technologies; produce a viable plan.
Low Carbon Communities Challenge	Ceredigion County Council	Department of Energy and Climate Change	Design a local carbon reduction strategy; identify members of the local community to consult and assist with this plan; design a campaign to encourage participation; outline budget; estimate carbon reduction and other community benefits.
21st century schools	Ceredigion County Council	WAG / Welsh Local Government Association	Prepare an environmental strategy for a new school; present innovative ideas for embedding the sustainability agenda in the school curriculum at all levels; address the major sources of carbon emissions in the school.
Access to nature	Registered charity	Natural England / WAG	Identify opportunity to improve access to the countryside; design fundable project.

Figure 1: Environmental Management conference 2010 (left) and 2011 (right).

Figure 2: Result of the competency-based questions. “When writing or finalising your CV next year, what new skills do you feel you can add on the back of this assessment?”. The top ten skills are ranked based on both frequency of responses and skill level (i.e. the sum of skill ratings).

Figure 3: Responses to: “On the back of this module are you more or less likely to consider a career in environmental management?” Numbers in parentheses indicate absolute values.