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Employer Engagement

 Employer and Professional Bodies Liaison: 2010/11

On the accounting programme at Queen’s University, together with Careers, Employability and Skills, we work hard at developing and maintaining links with employers and with the accounting professional bodies or Institutes. We do this because we see the benefit for our students of being exposed to the thinking and approaches of the organisations that they hope to work and train in, and we believe that this exposure makes them a more rounded and attractive graduate. We are indebted to the employers and professional bodies who give so freely of their time and knowledge to take part in events such as those described below.

In addition to these events, staff from PwC, KPMG, ASM Horwath and BDO Stoy Hayward deliver tutorials in financial accounting to our first year students. Members of Queen’s accounting staff also have strong links with employers and professional bodies, many having gained extensive experience in the sector prior to entering academia. A number of staff are instructors and examiners with various institutes, including Chartered Accountants Ireland, CIMA, CPA Ireland and the Chartered Management Institute, and have published a number of books which are used in teaching on professional courses and in other universities, including International Financial Accounting and Reporting (Dr Ciaran Connolly) and Cases in Management Accounting and Business Finance (Prof. Noel Hyndman and Prof. Donal McKillop, eds.).

Date

Organisation

Event

Oct 2010

 

9 employers, 5 professional bodies

 

Each took a stand at our QUB-wide placement and graduate jobs fair, making themselves available to talk to our students about opportunities.

 

Oct 2010

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

Delivered a 2hr team-working workshop as part of our ‘Skills for Success’ series.

 

Nov 2010

 

KPMG

 

Delivered a 2hr networking workshop as part of our ‘Skills for Success’ series.

 

Nov 2010

 

Deloitte

 

Delivered a 2hr problem-solving workshop as part of our ‘Skills for Success’ series.

 

Dec 2010

 

8 employers from practice and industry

 

Attended our annual Employer Liaison Forum: a roundtable discussion on what employers want to see from our graduates and on changes in the course and the sector as a whole.

 

Feb 2011

 

KPMG

 

Presented an introduction to taxation and careers in tax.

 

Feb 2011

 

PwC, Harbinson Mulholland

 

Spoke at Open Days to our prospective students on why they valued Queen’s graduates.

 

Mar 2011

 

12 employers, 3 professional bodies

 

Each took a stand and some made presentations at our focussed and well attended specific jobs fair.

 

Mar 2011

 

PwC, Deloitte, CIMA

 

Delivered business games as part of the Year 2 Management Accounting module.

 

Mar 2011

 

KPMG

 

KPMG sponsored the tenth annual KPMG Distinguished Lecture, given this year by Baroness Onora O’Neill CBE.

 

April 2011

 

PwC

 

Presented an introduction to corporate finance and careers in corporate finance.

 

April 2011

 

Ernst and Young

 

Presented an introduction to assurance and careers in assurance.

 

April 2011

 

Ernst and Young, KPMG

 

Spoke at Open Days to our prospective students on why they valued Queen’s graduates.