AHECS Employability Awards 2026 – Open for Submissions

The annual AHECS Employability Awards will open for submissions at 10am Monday 26th January 2026 until 5pm Monday 16th March 2026.

Submissions are invited over four categories:

1. Building Effective Partnerships
2. Supporting Student/Graduate Employability
3. Strategic Innovation
4. Research Informed Practice

We are delighted to welcome back our judges for 2026:

1. Paul Vance, KPMG
2. Leslee O’Loughlin, Enterprise Mobility
3. Fiona Doherty, gradireland
4. Judy Murphy, Accredited Coach and former Head of Service South East Technological University Carlow