OneSpace: strengthening transitions from university into work
- Supports continuity during internships and placements
- Improves preparation for graduate employment
- Builds evidence for continuation and progression outcomes
Designed for transition points that carry risk
Careers and employability teams
Structured conversations about needs in the workplace
Improved readiness for recruitment and onboarding
Clearer bridge between study and employment
Disability and wellbeing services
Continuity across academic years and external settings
Reduced repetition of complex histories
Stronger preparation for graduation
Careers and employability teams
Structured conversations about needs in the workplace
Improved readiness for recruitment and onboarding
Clearer bridge between study and employment
Why transitions require structured support
Disclosure resets
Students often start again when moving into placements or employment, repeating information and renegotiating support.
External environments
Placement providers and employers may lack clarity on agreed adjustments, creating uncertainty for both sides.
Outcome impact
Transition difficulties can affect continuation, attainment, confidence and graduate progression — all central to institutional performance measures.
Transition difficulties can affect continuation, attainment, confidence and graduate progression: all central to institutional performance measures.
How OneSpace supports placements and graduation
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Step 1: Prepare
Students document:
How their condition affects study and work
What has worked well in university
Agreed adjustments
Environmental triggers and strengths
This creates a structured, student-controlled summary.
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Step 2: Share
Share with placement providers or employers
Students choose what to share with:
Placement supervisors
Internship hosts
Graduate employers
This reduces informal, unstructured disclosure and supports professional conversations.
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Step 3: Review
Review and refine through transition
The Passport can be updated:
Before and after placements
During final year
During early employment
Creating continuity beyond graduation.
OneSpace complements existing DSA, reasonable adjustment and placement processes.
Building a stronger evidence base for transition support
Transitions are frequently discussed in strategy documents, but often lack structured mechanisms for monitoring and review.
A digital adjustments passport creates:
- A consistent format for documenting transition conversations
- A clearer view of common barriers across placements and internships
- Insight into recurring adjustment needs
- A structured framework for evaluating transition support over time
This supports institutions in strengthening their evidence base for continuation and progression strategies.
Built on specialist experience
The Passport is grounded in real-world practice, shaped by what students, employees, HR teams, disability services and managers actually need: clear, proportionate information; safer disclosure; and adjustments that are reviewed rather than forgotten. It reflects UMO’s safeguarding frameworks, evidence-informed approaches and long-standing expertise in mentoring, coaching and workplace wellbeing.
OneSpace is not a generic tech solution. It is a practical tool designed to sit alongside human support, enabling better conversations, more consistent adjustments and continuity from study into work and beyond.