Following on from previous successful symposia, the Employability Symposium will continue to provide attendees with an open and supportive environment to discuss contemporary practices and share successful or unsuccessful initiatives in employability. This symposium offers the chance for colleagues to discover new practices, challenge others to progress, and discuss insights into employability in higher education.
The Employability Symposium 2027 aims to bring together cutting-edge examples of how employability can be embedded at school, faculty/college and/or institutional levels.
Who should attend?
Teaching practitioners, including heads of departments, academic programme leaders and developers, all lecturing staff, learning technologists and staff focused on employability, including those in careers departments and with employer liaison roles.
A digital badge award will recognise presenters at this event.
Booking information
Event type
Symposium
Event times
Thu 18 Mar 2027 – Thu 18 Mar 2027
Event prices
| Employability Symposium 2027 | Member Ticket | £245 |
| Employability Symposium 2027 | Non-Member ticket | £325 |
Call for Papers
Download the call for papers to read the full submissions guidance, symposia overview and thematic areas
Deadline for submissions: 00:00 (GMT) 7 January 2027
Call for Papers – Employability Symposium 2027
We invite submissions that explore how higher education can enable students and graduates not only to prepare for work, but to participate, contribute and create meaningful impact in a rapidly changing world. We welcome research, practice and emerging ideas that challenge established thinking around employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship, and that offer insight into how institutions can support meaningful participation, opportunity and graduate success.
We encourage contributions from colleagues across higher education and beyond, including academics, careers and employability professionals, enterprise educators, third-space practitioners, employers, students and graduates.
Share and celebrate your achievements with digitally recognised learning
For much of our portfolio for 2026-27, the learning and insights of event attendees, programme participants and conference, symposia and colloquia presenters will be digitally recognised.
This makes it easy for you to share and celebrate your achievements by adding them to your email signature or including them in your social profiles including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Your learning certificates can also be easily verified and downloaded as a pdf.
