The Bath Employment Support School for Autism in Glasgow (BESSA-Glasgow) 2024 is a free one-day event for autistic students or graduates (with or without a diagnosis).
It is open to students and graduates from universities in Scotland, as well as other nearby universities and higher education institutions.
BESSA-Glasgow 2024 aims to help with the transition from university to a range of opportunities such as:
- internships
- placements
- graduate employment
The event is organised by the Centre for Applied Autism Research (CAAR) at the University of Bath, and JP Morgan (JPM).
If you're an autistic student or graduate (with or without a diagnosis), you can attend this event. You'll get support and guidance for the transition from university to work.
For an in-depth look at the autism-related workshops and activities we run, read our case study.
Unable to attend?
We also offer BESSA in Bath. Our Bath event runs across 2 days and is available to join either in-person or remotely on Zoom.
Event schedule
This is a provisional schedule. Some details and timings may change.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09.30am - 10am | Registration with refreshments |
| 10am - 10.10am | Welcome and introduction |
| 10.10am - 10.30am | Autistic and neurodivergent strengths in Employment |
| 10.30am - 11.15am | Finding the right job and company for you (including CVs) |
| 11.15am - 11.30am | Break |
| 11.30am - 12pm | Discussing your disclosure and Reasonable adjustments |
| 12pm - 12.45pm | Recruitment and interviews |
| 12.45pm - 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30pm - 2pm | Neurodiversity @ Work programme |
| 2pm - 2.30pm | Pathways into job roles and job families |
| 2.30pm - 3.15pm | JPM site tour |
| 3.15pm - 3.30pm | Break |
| 3.30pm - 4pm | Lived experience of autistic employees |
| 4pm - 4.20pm | A day in the life of an autistic employee |
| 4.20pm - 4.50pm | Q&A session |
| 4.50pm - 5pm | Summary and close |