Innovation, Careers and Enterprise Centre

Our Innovation, Careers and Enterprise Centre (ICE) helps our students from their first day at Hartpury.

The experienced, knowledgeable and qualified ICE team provides careers advice and guidance, embedded Knowledge, Attributes, Skills and Experience (KASE) workshops, employability and enterprise opportunities as well as enrichment activities and placement support.

Whether you want to enhance your employability skills, talk through career options, sharpen up your CV, write a covering letter or practice your interview skills, we can help.

We design complementary opportunities for our students through social, volunteering and optional learning activities that support them in making a real impact within their community and gaining experience. These real experiences support our graduates to recognise how they can make a positive contribution to society, now and in the future.

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Student experience

Throughout our proud history, Hartpury has encouraged its students to actively gain employability skills and has held graduate attributes at its heart.

Our students are highly employable; 97% of our graduates are in employment, further study or other purposeful activity within 15 months (Graduate Outcomes, 2022). They recognise the value in what they do and are able to make positive contributions to society. Our experienced and qualified Careers Consultants support students throughout their studies with group and 1:1 career, education information, advice and guidance.

These sessions equip students with the abilities and knowledge to map their future, building up their career and life credentials and evidencing them, to ensure they are day-one-ready for their dream career.

ICE also specialises in supporting students to develop entrepreneurial skills, supporting them to consider an alternative career path, such as running their own business.

Hartpury offers 1:1 business advisor consultations in our dedicated business centre, located in ICE. Here students take part in enterprise activities, projects, workshops and seminars, in addition to meeting professionals who'll encourage them to explore their ideas.

One of the activities we are most proud of is our yearly Enterprise Finals. Students with business ideas can pitch their ideas to a panel of professionals. As part of this, they'll receive feedback, mentoring opportunities and have the opportunity to win a cash reward to begin their business in the Enterprise Launchpad.

We hold a database of 3,000 local and national businesses offering work placement opportunities. Voluntary charity and part-time on-site working opportunities are sometimes available too. Every Hartpury University student is assigned a Placement Tutor, who acts as a central contact throughout any work placements. Students can also meet with our placements team at any time.

Student experience

Knowledge, Attributes, Skills and Experience (KASE) workshops

Throughout our proud history, Hartpury has encouraged its students to actively gain employability skills and has held graduate attributes at its heart.

Enterprise launchpad

ICE also specialises in supporting students to develop entrepreneurial skills, supporting them to consider an alternative career path, such as running their own business.

Real-world and work experience

University Alumni Equine - Simone Martin, working at Ascot Racecourse

University Alumni Megan Batchelor working at a computer

Graduate attributes

Hartpury graduates are independent, innovative thinkers and effective communicators. Our students develop to become responsible members of the community who work collaboratively while understanding their own responsibilities.

We strive to ensure our learners graduate with a professional mindset, as individuals who are able to balance their own and others' wellbeing.

A Hartpury graduate is one who is adaptable and resilient in a changing world, a team player who is self-aware, holding respect for themselves and others, while valuing different cultures and perspectives.

Career planning

The Prospects career planner matches skills and aspirations to suitable career opportunities. There are thousands of graduate jobs and postgraduate study options to explore, in addition to research advice about work experience, CVs, cover letters and more.

Gradsouthwest is a job board for the south west of England which advertises graduate jobs, schemes, and internships alongside careers advice, and recruiter information.

The Milkround website offers insights and access to jobs and internships from the top UK graduate employers. Access graduate careers advice on next steps, interview techniques and searching for internships.

Innovation, Careers and Enterprise Centre

Harrison Lowe' story

Read Harrison's story

“The support I received from Hartpury is one of the main reasons the company is up and running today. I had so much support from Simon Spooner and all the ICE team, special thanks to Lucy Scannell and Vicki Crossland. I will always be grateful for the help and funding I received from Hartpury.”

Harrison Lowe

BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching