Workshops

Students at a workshop
  • We offer a wide range of skills training. If you need to improve your IT skills, learn how to find information for your assignments, improve your study skills or focus on your career plans this is a great place to start.
  • Workshops are listed below and are bookable through Advantage by clicking on the workshop title. Where a session has no remaining spaces you can add yourself to the waiting list.
  • Online workshops are delivered via Collaborate. A link for joining the session will be included in your booking confirmation. It is also possible to join Collaborate workshops using a 'dial-in' function too. If you anticipate problems with your internet connection, please let the Collaborate event organiser know and they will advise you on joining Collaborate via the dial-in mechanism.

Workshops are added regularly, so keep checking back to see what's new!

  • Skills workshops for students
    • Preparing for Reassessment

      Starts: 6 Jun 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 6 Jun 2023, 6:00 pm
      Remaining places: 39
      This workshop will provide help, support, and guidance for students undertaking reassessment.
    • Library Welcome Webinar [online]

      Starts: 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 7 Jun 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 88
      An introduction to the services and resources offered by the Library to students at the University of Salford.
    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 8 Jun 2023, 11:00 am
      Finishes: 8 Jun 2023, 12:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 11
      This is an online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled.
    • Library Welcome Webinar [online]

      Starts: 14 Jun 2023, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Jun 2023, 3:00 pm
      Remaining places: 99
      An introduction to the services and resources offered by the Library to students at the University of Salford.
    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 14 Jun 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Jun 2023, 6:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 14
      This is an online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled.
    • Medicine Management: Liquid and Tablet Doses [online]

      Starts: 15 Jun 2023, 9:30 am
      Finishes: 15 Jun 2023, 11:00 am
      Remaining places: 57
      This session will look at the different types of medicine management assessment questions relating to liquid and tablet doses.
    • Preparing for Reassessment

      Starts: 20 Jun 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 20 Jun 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 49
      This workshop will provide help, support, and guidance for students undertaking reassessment.
    • Returning to Learning [ONLINE]

      Starts: 20 Jun 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 20 Jun 2023, 2:00 pm
      Remaining places: 29
      For students who have been out of education for some time
    • Medicine Management: Liquid and Tablet Doses [online]

      Starts: 20 Jun 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 20 Jun 2023, 2:30 pm
      Remaining places: 60
      This session will look at the different types of medicine management assessment questions relating to liquid and tablet doses.
    • The what, why, when and how of referencing [online]

      Starts: 27 Jun 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 27 Jun 2023, 6:00 pm
      Remaining places: 45
      This workshop will help you understand what referencing is, why we need to do it, when it is needed in your work and advice on how to reference using the APA 7th style. Please note: This workshop is online.
    • Finding information using Library Search [online]

      Starts: 29 Jun 2023, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 29 Jun 2023, 3:00 pm
      Remaining places: 36
      This online workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find good quality academic information at Salford.
    • Preparing for Reassessment

      Starts: 12 Jul 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 12 Jul 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 50
      This workshop will provide help, support, and guidance for students undertaking reassessment.
    • Digital Notemaking [online]

      Starts: 12 Jul 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 12 Jul 2023, 2:15 pm
      Remaining places: 37
      This workshop introduces some free digital tools for improving your notemaking and explores some little known features of software we all have access to. It is aimed at anyone who wants to get more organised for studying.
    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 12 Jul 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 12 Jul 2023, 5:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      This is an online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled.
    • Finding information using Library Search [online]

      Starts: 14 Jul 2023, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Jul 2023, 3:00 pm
      Remaining places: 38
      This online workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find good quality academic information at Salford.
    • Constructing an Argument [Online]

      Starts: 19 Jul 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 19 Jul 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 26
      This session will explore the elements that make up an academic argument, how to write your own and to challenge ones you disagree with.
    • The what, why, when and how of referencing [online]

      Starts: 19 Jul 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 19 Jul 2023, 5:00 pm
      Remaining places: 48
      This workshop will help you understand what referencing is, why we need to do it, when it is needed in your work and advice on how to reference using the APA 7th style. Please note: This workshop is online.
    • Preparing for Reassessment

      Starts: 20 Jul 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 20 Jul 2023, 6:00 pm
      Remaining places: 50
      This workshop will provide help, support, and guidance for students undertaking reassessment.
    • Developing your academic voice [ONLINE]

      Starts: 25 Jul 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 25 Jul 2023, 2:15 pm
      Remaining places: 32
      In this session we'll explore the idea of 'academic voice' - what it is, and how to develop yours. Particularly aimed at final year undergraduates, and post graduate students writing dissertations and PhD theses.
  • Careers workshops for students
    • Level-Up Your LinkedIn (with Headshot opportunity) - Session 1

      Starts: 7 Jun 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 7 Jun 2023, 1:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, G03
      Remaining places: 1
      LinkedIn is a great resource to use to connect with professionals and find opportunities, but it comes with its own set of unwritten rules, etiquette, and challenges. Your Careers team are here to help de-mystify LinkedIn so you can start unlocking the untapped potential it contains.
    • Level-Up Your LinkedIn (with Headshot opportunity) - Session 2

      Starts: 7 Jun 2023, 1:30 pm
      Finishes: 7 Jun 2023, 2:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, G03
      Remaining places: 1
      LinkedIn is a great resource to use to connect with professionals and find opportunities, but it comes with its own set of unwritten rules, etiquette, and challenges. Your Careers team are here to help de-mystify LinkedIn so you can start unlocking the untapped potential it contains.
    • Teaching Futures Careers Fair

      Starts: 10 Oct 2023, 11:00 am
      Finishes: 10 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Exhibition space
      Teaching Futures Careers Fair
    • School of Arts, Media & Creative Technology Careers Fair

      Starts: 7 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 7 Nov 2023, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, New Adelphi, Concourse
      Remaining places: 300
      Come and meet employers offering placement and/or job vacancies to students within Arts, Media & Creative Technology related fields of study
    • Salford Business School Careers Fair

      Starts: 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 15 Nov 2023, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, TBC
      Remaining places: 420
      Come and meet employers offering placement and/or graduate vacancies to students within Salford Business School
    • Spring Careers Fair 2024

      Starts: 14 Mar 2024, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Mar 2024, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, TBC
      Remaining places: 700
      Book your place now to ensure you don't miss our Spring Careers Fair on-campus
  • LEAP workshops for students
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