ABSTRACT
Embedding career development learning and employability in the biomedical science (BMS) curriculum should be both informed by current recruitment trends and labour market information and underpinned by a range of pedagogical models and theories.
The importance of this learning relates to a changing job market in terms of the range of options open to BMS graduates and the challenge of finding lab-based work experience for students.
In the first two years of undergraduate study, it is important for students to develop their curiosity about their current and future options. Self-awareness and reflection skills in reflective learning are key to students being able to make informed career choices.
Self-directed learning and research can develop awareness and understanding of career options. This is also a key time for students to understand how to find and apply for work-based learning opportunities to gain experience.
Towards the end of their degree, those students who have not decided on their next step after graduation can be supported with more intense advice and guidance about their career planning.
