Brian Byers
Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager-
Key responsibilities
- Brian manages employability services within Employability and Careers
Edge Award Portal
Student sign-inEDGE (Postgraduate) provides students with the ideal opportunity to develop skills and confidence through the completion of extra curricular activities.
The all new EDGE Award (Postgraduate) will provide you with new opportunities to develop your employability through tailored extra curricular activities. As this is a 'pilot' your experience and feedback will be used to inform the development of a new EDGE Award framework for postgraduate students.
Over 10+ years thousands of undergraduate students have demonstrated how extra curricular activities and EDGE benefits career progression. This new offering for postgraduate students will support you to improve your confidence, develop your career readiness and expand your network and connections.
To help us personalise your EDGE Award (Postgraduate) experience and so that we know you are interested, please complete this short registration form. Once complete we will contact you to help you start your EDGE Award (Postgraduate) journey.
To complete this pilot EDGE Award (Postgraduate) you will need to complete a minimum of 2 EDGE Award activities before you complete your course. We provided some recommended activities further down the page.
To complete the Ulster EDGE Award (Postgraduate) you will need to provide details and evidence of your completed activities by completing this final application. You will need to do this well in advance of your graduation to ensure your award is recorded in time for graduation.
The following activities will help you boost your employability skills and career confidence:
If you need advice on your EDGE Award (Postgraduate) journey contact Brian Byers