Employability
Social Work students go on two assessed practice learning opportunities which are delivered in partnership with social work agencies. This involves full-time work in statutory and/or voluntary sector agencies working in either children's or adult services.
Students on our Initial Teacher Education programmes (PGCE) go on up to three placements, allowing them to put their learning into practice and to link theory research and practice.
Our partnership schools are involved in the design of our programmes and in providing on-going training and support for students during periods of school experience.
Watch our teacher employability videos in which former PGCE students describe some of the different routes into finding a permanent teaching job. Watch videos on Youtube.
Career progression is facilitated for PGCE students and Social Work students through ‘meet the employers’ open days where recruitment bodies, employers and recent course graduates provide information stands and/or give short talks and advice to the whole student group.
Criminology Career Paths
Interested in a career in Criminology?
Carmel Colton from the Careers Service at Queen's University has some advice on potential career paths for those studying for a degree in Criminology.
Criminology Careers Workshop
We work with a dedicated Careers Consultant from the University's Careers Service to provide an annual careers workshop where students are offered one-to-one advice and can hear about volunteering opportunities in relevant sectors.
Sociology Career Paths
Carmel Colton, a careers consultant at Queen's University Belfast, discusses which of the skill sets you develop throughout your Sociology Degree studies are desirable by employers, as well as the potential career paths that you may not have considered.