{"id":561,"date":"2024-05-13T07:40:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T10:56:53","slug":"alumni-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/alumni-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07fdc56daecb9cc318226ae7ec6898d6\">Alumni benefits<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our alumni are entitled to a whole range of benefits and opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Discover a range of benefits available to alumni of University of Gloucestershire including scholarships, careers support and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Alumni who decide to come back and study a Master\u2019s, postgraduate diploma or PGCE will receive an automatic tuition fee discount of&nbsp;<strong>15%&nbsp;off tuition fees<\/strong> for UoG progressors for 2024 entry and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The discount applies to graduates progressing from a UoG undergraduate degree (Level 6) to a postgraduate degree (Level 7) such as a Masters or PGCE; or a postgraduate degree (Level 7) to a Doctoral degree (Level 8) such as a PhD or Prof Doc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Many students decide to return to improve their career prospects (think higher-skilled jobs and new contacts), or to change careers entirely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We have plenty of courses to choose from, including some conversion courses that allow you to join without an undergraduate degree in the same subject area. You can also choose to study full or part-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/study\/postgraduate-taught-degrees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover our postgraduate degree courses,<\/a> or view further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/finance\/funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information about scholarships<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-7-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 43%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Higher and degree Apprenticeships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Apprenticeships allow people to earn qualifications whilst working (they must work at least 30 hours per week). They are a cost-effective&nbsp;way for employers to upskill their workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Higher and degree apprenticeships result in qualifications at level 4 (the equivalent of the first year of an undergraduate degree) and above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">At University of Gloucestershire, we offer programmes up to level 7 (Master\u2019s level). Whether you are looking to study, or you are an employer, discover further information about our apprenticeships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/business\/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover apprenticeships<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-1024x1024.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling lady sitting at desk using a computer\" class=\"wp-image-129000003022 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2021\/06\/digital-marketer-apprenticeship-USP1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As a\u00a0University of Gloucestershire\u00a0graduate, you can continue to access career and employment support for up to\u00a0three\u00a0years after you graduate.\u00a0Join targeted\u00a0programmes and\u00a0receive\u00a0enhanced support when applying for graduate roles at University of Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d22fefb3935c81fb4770e56a5bb43a46\">You can find out more and register for graduate access on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/student-futures\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/student-futures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Futures page<\/a>.\u00a0Search graduate jobs\u00a0and opportunities,\u00a0sign-up\u00a0for events,\u00a0and tap into\u00a0our Graduate Success\u00a0resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mentoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our alumni play a vital part in our mentoring programme, which supports our students in developing a wide range of employability skills. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/student-futures\/professional-mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get involved<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-7-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-1024x1024.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Students laughing in front of shops in a Cotswold town with autumn leaves in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-129000005740 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/11\/cmo.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Reunions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Reunions are a fantastic way of meeting up with old friends and reminiscing about your days at University of Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We are happy to share advice on planning your reunion, based on our many years of experience organising alumni events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Alumni Office can help you with your reunion in a variety of ways \u2013 from offering advice on the type of event and venues, to publicising the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d7c45716199467ba47e63a895bbb4fd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/business\/venue-and-facilities-hire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>View available venues and facilities<\/strong><\/a> for hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificates and Transcripts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Get a replacement award certificate or obtain an academic reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You can purchase a verification letter that will confirm all of the details of your award and attendance dates on official headed paper, from our <a href=\"https:\/\/store.glos.ac.uk\/product-catalogue\/replacement-academic-documents\/transcriptsyllabusverification-requests\/verification-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There is a fee of \u00a310 payable for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.glos.ac.uk\/product-catalogue\/replacement-academic-documents\/transcriptsyllabusverification-requests\/verification-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">verification letter<\/a>. Please note, if you live outside the UK, we do recommend that you opt to use the DHL service as this is the only guaranteed option for delivery, airmail is not traceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you have any queries relating to award certificates, please email <a href=\"mailto:awardcertificates@glos.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">awardcertificates@glos.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our alumni are entitled to a whole range of benefits and opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":129000003022,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-561","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4588,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561\/revisions\/4588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}