Career guidance professionals and employability teachers aim to develop graduate employability characteristics in response to employer and CBI demands for 'future fit' graduate entrants to the labour market (CBI 2009). Part of this 'future fitness' relies on a global outlook and 'cultural agility' (AGR, CIHE, CFR 2011). The 'Start your International Career' programme at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) aims to promote and develop global career awareness and graduate capacities. A

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... e study approach was used to examine the experience from the first cohort to seek out indications of potential effective practice to benefit teachers and careers professionals working in this subject area. Positive outcomes suggest that an incentivised and diverse programme can build international career awareness and global work competencies.