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7-9 South Leinster Street

Trinity College

Dublin 2

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Build your future with the Trinity Career Skills Award

Want to develop career readiness? The Trinity Career Skills Award builds practical workplace skills valued by employers through interactive workshops and activities. Gain industry insights and exposure through networking with employers and organisations across different sectors.  And learn to identify and showcase your valuable skills gained through academic and extracurricular activities with the Trinity Career Skills Award, making you a stand-out job applicant. 

My Career Skills Award Journey

Hear from our previous Career Skills Award winners who made the most of their career readiness journey. 

Sign Up on MyCareer

Explore Your Trinity Career Skills Award Journey

Simply complete one activity from each of the three following categories to claim your Trinity Career Skills Award:

Employer Partnership Activities

Connect with industry leaders. Gain valuable insights into job opportunities. Network with professionals. Here are some examples:

  • Skills workshops
  • Employer site visit    
  • Presentations on employment opportunities
  • Panel events
  • Practice interviews  & CV review
A group of 2023 Trinity Laidlaw scholars

Beyond the Classroom Activities

We recognise the value of juggling responsibilities (like caring for others) or finding an activity that stretches your abilities. Note: activities need to be verifiable.

  • Mentoring   
  • Complete a mock interview (Shortlist.me)
  • LinkedIn learning
  • Laidlaw & other skills development programmes
Students signing up for a society during Freshers week

Experiential Learning Activities

Make your mark beyond the lecture hall:

  • YTCD Clubs/Socs or external clubs, socs or organisations   
  • Part-time work
  • Caring for others  
  • Volunteering
  • Internships
  • Start-ups

Reflect On What You Have Learned

Participating students are required to submit a short reflective piece following the completion of their 3 activities. This reflective piece makes you realise how the skills gained through extracurricular activities are transferable and helps you to shine during interviews.    

Frequently Asked Questions

Access via MyCareer and add the Pathway to your dashboard (from Dashboard - Search menu - select Pathways)  

The Career Skills Award is open to all Trinity students. Whether you are undergraduate or postgraduate, full-time or part-time, home or international student – we encourage you to get involved.

You can join at any time. All 3 categories and completion of a reflective piece must be completed by 15th March 2026 in order to achieve the Award. If you have not completed in time, you can rejoin again in the following year (unless you are graduating).

We have designed the Award to be easily completed alongside your studies. It’s flexible, and it can be completed in your own time throughout the year. Aside from the 20 hours of Experiential Learning, which you may have already completed, the Award will only take about 5 hours to complete.

No, activities can be completed anywhere, as long as you can provide contact details for an approver or referee who can confirm your activity.

For any questions about the Trinity Career Skills Award, please do feel free to contact the team via email employability@tcd.ie .

Honestly, the combination of everything; the workshops, the reflective tasks, and even just taking time to think about my own skills and goals, it all helped. But what really made a difference was the encouragement to step outside my comfort zone and get involved. That mindset shift has stayed with me.

Lukian Pudliak

Law

Important Information

Please read the terms and conditions carefully before registering for the Career Skills Award:

  1. You must ensure that your selected activities do not clash with your semester timetable or other commitments.
  2. You must ensure that, to the best of your knowledge, you are able to commit to the whole duration of the Award.
  3. Assessment is by evidence of having completed the required activities and completion of a reflective written piece.
  4. The deadline for all completed Award activities is 15th March 2026.
  5. By agreeing to participate in the Award, you agree to take part in the ongoing evaluation of the programme, which can include surveys.