Careers, Employability and Skills
Contact Info
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Duty Adviser hours are 10.30am-4.30pm
Diversity
We have a number of reference materials (listed below) available for you to study in the Careers and Employability Information Area in the Student Guidance Centre. If you have difficulty in locating this information ask at the Careers, Employability and Skills Information Point.
We recommend looking at our diversity websites to help you manage your career , QUB Disability Services, Prospects and Gradireland websites.
| 16.0 AGC | AGCAS Diversity Matters 2012: Disability, Transsexual and Transgender Issues, Mental Health, Social and Class Issues, Race, Sexual Orientation, Gender, Ex-Offenders, Age. AGCAS. 2012 |
| 16.0 GTI | Target Diversity 2010. Edition 6. GTI. 2009 |
| 16.0 URB | If you believe you can achieve. The Diversity Group Directory 2011. Urban Publishing Ltd. 2010 |
| 16.1 LOU | The Mature Students’ Guide Moving Forward a Step in the Right Direction. 2005. Updated 2008 edition. Loughborough University |
| 16.2 AGC | What Happens Next? A report on the first destinations of 2007 graduates with disabilities. AGCAS. Published March 2009 |
| 16.2 AGC | What Happens Next? A report on the first destinations of 2007/08 graduates with disabilities. AGCAS. Published March 2010 |
| 16.2 AGC | What Happens Next? A report on the first destinations of 2008/09 graduates with disabilities. AGCAS. Published March 2011 |
| 16.2 AGC | What Happens Next? A report on the first destinations of 2009/10 graduates with disabilities. AGCAS. Published March 2012 |
| 16.2 DES |
Bridging the Gap: A Guide to Disabled Students’ Allowances in Higher Education. 2010/11. 2009 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. ISBN 9781907246029 |
Useful Websites
The information detailed below is obtained from a variety of sources, including Queen's University Departments, the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS), Prospects, Gradireland and relevant professional organisations and other appropriate resources, as available.
Age
| Organisation | Web Address |
| United Kingdom: | |
| Age and Employment Network – TAEN | www.taen.org.uk/ |
| Business in the Community | www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/diversity _and_inclusion/age.html |
| Department for Work and Pensions Age Positive Publications | www.dwp.gov.uk/age-positive |
| Direct Gov Age Discrimination | http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ResolvingWorkplaceDisputes/DiscriminationAtWork/ DG_10026429 |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission | www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Mature Students Union | www.msu.org.uk |
| TARGETjobs Diversity | www.targetjobs.co.uk/diversity |
| Wise Owls | www.wiseowls.co.uk |
| Northern Ireland: | |
| Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | www.equalityni.org |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Equality Authority | www.equality.ie |
Disabilities
| Name of Organisation | Web Address |
| United Kingdom: | |
| Advice Guide | www.adviceguide.org.uk/ |
| Blind in Business | www.blindinbusiness.co.uk/ |
| British Dyslexia Association | www.bdadyslexia.org.uk |
| Business in the Community | www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/ diversity_and_inclusion/disability.html |
| Dial UK | www.dialuk.info |
| Direct Gov Access to Work |
www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/ |
| EmployAbility | www.employ-ability.org.uk |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission | www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Papworth Trust | www.papworth.org.uk |
| Shaw Trust | www.shaw-trust.org.uk |
| Skill - National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) | www.skill.org.uk/ |
| TARGETjobs Diversity | www.targetjobs.co.uk/diversity |
| Toolkits for Success | www.disabilitytoolkits.ac.uk |
| Northern Ireland: | |
| Disability Action | www.disabilityaction.org |
| Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | www.equalityni.org |
| QUB Disability Services | www.qub.ac.uk/disability |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Equality Authority | www.equality.ie |
| National Disability Authority | www.nda.ie |
| WAM Programme | http://www.ahead.ie/employment _wamprogramme.php |
| International: | |
| Association on Higher Education and Disability - AHEAD | www.ahead.org |
Gender
| Name of Organisation | Web Address |
| United Kingdom: | |
| Business in the Community | http://www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/ diversity_and_inclusion/gender/index.html |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Government Equalities Office | www.equalities.gov.uk |
| TARGETjobs Diversity | www.targetjobs.co.uk/diversity |
| Women into Science, Engineering and Construction | www.wisecampaign.org.uk |
| Women’s National Commission (WNC) | www.thewnc.org.uk |
| Northern Ireland: | |
| Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | www.equalityni.org |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Equality Authority | www.equality.ie |
| International: | |
| Men Teach | www.menteach.org |
Race, Religion and Ethnicity
| Name of Organisation | Web Address |
| United Kingdom: | |
| Business in the Community | www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/diversity _and_inclusion/race/index.html |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission | www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| National Mentoring Consortium | www.uel.ac.uk/nmc/ |
| TARGETjobs Diversity | www.targetjobs.co.uk/diversity |
| Northern Ireland: | |
| Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | www.equalityni.org |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Equality Authority | www.equality.ie |
Sexual Orientation
| Name of Organisation | Web Address |
| United Kingdom: | |
| Business in the Community | www.bitc.org.uk |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission | www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Northern Ireland: | |
| Equality Commission for Northern Ireland | www.equalityni.org |
| Republic of Ireland: | |
| Equality Authority | www.equality.ie |