Warwick Award

The Warwick Award provides official recognition for the skills development activities that students take part in within and alongside their studies. Students can join at any point during their course.

It is optional, free to join, and includes streams for UG, PGT, exchange and degree apprenticeship students.

The Warwick Award recognises a wide range of activities including some academic modules, sports and societies, volunteering, part time work, caring responsibilities and much more. Students can select any activities they like, based on their interests, availability and skills development needs, as well as those recommended by their department.

The Award is based around 12 core employability skills considered to be crucial for the next step in your journey. These are:

Critical Thinking	Problem Solving	Self-Awareness	Communication
Teamwork	Information Literacy	Sustainability	Ethical Values
Digital Literacy	Inter-cultural awareness	Organisational Awareness	Professionalism

The Award is free and can be personalised to allow you to shape your own employability skills development. Postgraduates who complete the Award will be issued with a digital certificate by the Skills Team.

How does the Award work?

For each Warwick Award-accredited activity you complete, you will earn Core Skills Points. These points help you track your progress towards the Award and your development of the different core employability skills it covers. The Core Skills Points value will be listed next to the name of all Warwick Award-accredited activities.

For undergraduates, the Warwick Award will appear on your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR), whichever level you achieve. Read more about the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) and how you might use it, as well as how it relates to the Warwick Award.