20 hours class contact, consisting of:
(a) 4 x 3 hours (12 hours) Practitioner presentation and talks;
(b) 2 x 2 hours (4 hours) Proposals/bid for funding workshops;
(c) 2 x 2 hours (4 hours) Careers, CV and Employment in Sustainability Sectors workshops

Formative work and assessment
(a) Assessment Preparation (90 hours) for planning, researching / drafting / writing /editing / producing the three coursework elements
(b) Independent reading, learning and personal development (40 hours): access the Careers Service to use online resources and hard-copy documents on employability and transferable skills ; undertake an interview with a careers advisor and develop an advanced knowledge of employment and careers of selected sustainable sectors in the wider job market.

Cottrell, Stella (2003) Skills for Success. The Personal Development Planning Handbook Palgrave
Littleford, D, Halstead, J. and Mulraine, C. (2004) Career Skills Palgrave Macmillan
Dorner Jane Seely John Baumgartner- Cohen Judith (2004) Writing Bids and Funding Applications (One Step Ahead) Oxford University Press
Whaley, S. (2007) Fundraising for a Community Project How to Books Ltd.,
Norton, Michael (2007) Fundraising (Collins Need to Know) Collins, London
in particular the sections Explore Types of Jobs and Applications and Interviews.

Access to the Staffordshire University Careers Service, its advisors and resources
Access to web-based resources held by Staffordshire University:
Careersweb at: http://learning.staffs.ac.uk/careersweb/careers
Access to web for general graduate employment guidance and support
Prospects website at: http://www.prospects.ac.uk
University Library,Faculty of Sciences Learning Resource Centre,

The module seeks firstly, to develop advanced understanding of career and professional practice in the sustainability job sector, and secondly, to develop selected skills in employability and career management for Level 3 undergraduates in the sustainability programme. The module uses a series of presentations by practitioners working in the sustainability sector to develop an awareness of the range and diversity of careers and the challenge of professional practice. These presentations are linked to research and analysis that students undertake profiling the sustainability employment market and work practices. In addition, the students, working in groups, develop their inter-personal, transferable and research skills by writing a bid proposal for a sustainability project in a selected sector. A series of parallel workshops develop skills in employability by introducing personal profiling and targeted CV writing for a postgraduate course or specific job, further support the students in the development of career management skills.

Coursework (critical review and interpretation) related to live (practitioner) and video presentations. (30%) (1,000 word review) ( Learning Outcome1)

A written personal development portfolio (to include a targeted job application CV) (30%) (1000 words) ( Learning Outcomes 2, 3)

A `sustainable development proposal/bid for funding' group project (40%) (individual contribution of 1000 words or equivalent) ( Learning Outcome 4)

Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment):
Students will have the opportunity to engage in group discussion both before and after the professional practice presentations to enable key points to be further developed. Formative preparation for the presentations will be delivered by a series of preparatory readings and worksheets. These will form the basis for discussion in workshops the week after each presentation. Students will also be provided with formative feedback in the preparation of the targeted CV and in their group project involving the bid proposal