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Go Herts Award

The Go Herts Award has now been closed to new entrants in order to make way for an exciting new enterprise award, available to students from September 2025.

If you are currently pursuing a Go Herts Award, you can continue to add to it until 16 December 2024.

Please contact the team at gohertsaward@herts.ac.uk with any queries.

The Go Herts Award is an initiative that current students can get involved in to develop their key skills and enhance their employability.

Whether you’re part of a club or society, volunteer, work or have travelled, you could use the skills you’ve developed so far and the experiences you gain throughout University to achieve the Go Herts Award.

What is the Go Herts Award?

The Go Herts Award is open to all students at the University and will be awarded to you when you graduate. The Award works alongside your academic studies and provides an opportunity for you to reflect on your experiences and use them to your advantage. By working towards the Award, you’ll feel more confident in your abilities to talk about what you’ve achieved.

We award points based on what you have achieved and award on three levels: bronze, silver and gold. There is a  list of qualifying activities that you can choose from. This is the evidence that demonstrates your skills and experience against each of the University’s graduate attributes.

These new skills enable me to be eligible for a diverse array of jobs in my careers in graphic design.

BA (Hons) Graphic Design graduate

I now feel that I have a more well-rounded skill set which I will be able to take with me into my future.

MPhys Astrophysics graduate

Working towards the Go Herts Award has given me direction, focus and a goal to achieve.

BSc (Hons) Biological Science graduate

Taking part in all these activities has overall given me more experience in various areas to help with my law career.

Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) graduate

It helped me gain the courage to take the leap and gain new experiences and skills.

BA (Hons) Journalism and Creative Writing graduate