Empowering Students with Data: Building a Game-Changing Careers Dashboard
Join Dave Stanbury and Carrie Williams for an insight into an innovative, student-led approach to careers education.
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Date
22 Apr 2026 -
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11:00 AM -
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1 hour(s) -
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Zoom -
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In an era of scrutiny on graduate outcomes, the University of Huddersfield has taken an innovative, student first approach to careers education.
Through a strategic partnership with global labour market data specialists Lightcast, the university developed the Graduate Career Explorer, an award winning bespoke dashboard that turns complex data into clear, actionable insights for students.
This session explores how the project was conceived, built, and embedded, the impact it has already delivered, and the lessons learned along the way. Attendees will gain practical insight into how careers services can lead digital transformation, strengthen employer engagement, and empower students to make confident, data-informed career decisions.
Dave Stanbury is a Principal Fellow of the HEA who over three decades has driven forward innovative employability projects with a national and international reach. He was responsible for the Careers Education Benchmark Statement, published by AGCAS 2006 and helped set up the HEFCE funded Centre for Career Management Skills at the University of Reading in 2005 producing the Destinations® career learning resource adopted by over 60 universities across the UK, Ireland and Europe. As Head of Employability at the University of Essex he oversaw a 25-percentage points improvement in graduate outcomes. He has led the project to build and embed the award-wining Graduate Career Explorer (GCE) dashboard at the University of Huddersfield, where he also line-manages an amazing team of employability professionals who deliver CEAIG and the award-winning Global Professional Award (GPA). A passionate advocate for the Pedagogy of Compassion, he regularly delivers inspiring research-enriched workshops to academics, third space professionals and leaders in the Not-for-Profit Sector.
Carrie Williams is the Account Director for Higher Education at Lightcast, specialising in labour market insights for the UK higher education sector. She works closely with universities to harness data to support strategies that enhance student success and graduate outcomes. With a background in marketing, student recruitment, and widening participation, she brings a deep understanding of how to support both prospective and current students in achieving positive futures.
Through a strategic partnership with global labour market data specialists Lightcast, the university developed the Graduate Career Explorer, an award winning bespoke dashboard that turns complex data into clear, actionable insights for students.
This session explores how the project was conceived, built, and embedded, the impact it has already delivered, and the lessons learned along the way. Attendees will gain practical insight into how careers services can lead digital transformation, strengthen employer engagement, and empower students to make confident, data-informed career decisions.
Dave Stanbury is a Principal Fellow of the HEA who over three decades has driven forward innovative employability projects with a national and international reach. He was responsible for the Careers Education Benchmark Statement, published by AGCAS 2006 and helped set up the HEFCE funded Centre for Career Management Skills at the University of Reading in 2005 producing the Destinations® career learning resource adopted by over 60 universities across the UK, Ireland and Europe. As Head of Employability at the University of Essex he oversaw a 25-percentage points improvement in graduate outcomes. He has led the project to build and embed the award-wining Graduate Career Explorer (GCE) dashboard at the University of Huddersfield, where he also line-manages an amazing team of employability professionals who deliver CEAIG and the award-winning Global Professional Award (GPA). A passionate advocate for the Pedagogy of Compassion, he regularly delivers inspiring research-enriched workshops to academics, third space professionals and leaders in the Not-for-Profit Sector.
Carrie Williams is the Account Director for Higher Education at Lightcast, specialising in labour market insights for the UK higher education sector. She works closely with universities to harness data to support strategies that enhance student success and graduate outcomes. With a background in marketing, student recruitment, and widening participation, she brings a deep understanding of how to support both prospective and current students in achieving positive futures.