Plenary Sessions
Opening Plenary
Beyond Embedding: Designing Employability as a Curriculum Architecture
November 10 | 9:30 - 10:30 am
This plenary explores how employability can move beyond being an “add-on” set of career skills and instead become structurally embedded within curriculum design and assessment.
Drawing on experience leading assessment reform at the University of Manchester and chairing the AGCAS Creative Industries Task Group, Miri Firth will share a practical framework for aligning learning outcomes with workforce realities and demonstrate how assessment optionality can support diverse career pathways. Attendees will also learn strategies for evidencing impact for accreditation, TEF, and institutional reporting, along with examples of employer-aligned curriculum redesign.
Miri Firth, PhD