Global Professional Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Global Professional Award (GPA) is an innovative programme designed to equip University of Huddersfield undergraduates with the tools needed for success at university and to thrive in their chosen field after graduation.  STLT members played a key role in setting up the GPA and handing the project over to the Careers team to manage and deliver going forward.

While most full-time undergraduate students on a 3 or 4-year degree at Huddersfield are eligible, do note that some exceptions do apply. These include, but are not limited to, students on franchise courses, at partner institutions, or on a postgraduate, foundation, top-up, apprenticeship, accelerated degree, or who transfer into the University at Intermediate level.

The Award has three areas of focus:

1. Employability and Enterprise
   Understanding your own aspirations and ambitions and how to turn these into a reality is a powerful tool when it comes to getting a job after you graduate. The Award takes you through proven exercises to boost your knowledge.
2. Wellbeing
   Going to university can be a transformative experience, but it can also be a little scary. The Award gives you the time and support to reflect and transform, from meeting and developing relationships with new people to mental strength and resilience.
3. Global Citizenship Skills
   The modern, global world may seem a little daunting. The Award will give you new viewpoints to consider and perhaps challenge your current perceptions of the world and how you can have an impact in the future.

Completing the Award will support you to transform into a highly employable graduate who is:

• Self-motivated
• Commercially aware
• Enterprising
• Resilient
• An effective collaborator
• A confident leader
• Globally and socially aware
• Able to plan personal development and growth

Global Professional Award team

It is managed by a specialist team of staff who run GPA workshops, create supporting BrightSpace content and manage student assessments. Examples of GPA content include career management, understanding global issues, looking after our physical and mental well-being, networking and volunteering. Our team includes:

• GPA project lead is Jane Owen Lynch. 
• GPA Manager is Dave Stanbury.

Find out more

For further information about the Global Professional Award, please visit our webpage or view our Employability & Enterprise Resources SharePoint. 

If you have any questions, please the GPA team at gpa-team@hud.ac.uk