We’re excited to share our on-campus taster days, where your Year 12/13 and Level 3 students can explore our industry-ready courses, meet experienced professionals, and get hands-on in state-of-the-art facilities like our virtual production stage, nursing wards, TV studios, and music suites and our newly opened Institute of Technology. They’ll also hear from expert speakers, including our alumni.
Take a look at upcoming events below and get in touch by emailing tasterdays@solent.ac.uk if you would like more information or would like to book your students in to take part.Â
Accountancy and Finance Taster Day
20 October 2025, 09:30 - 16:00
You’re the Financial Manager – What’s Your Next Move?
Step into the role of a Financial Manager in this immersive, scenario-based experience at Southampton Solent University. If you're curious about accountancy, finance, banking, or the wider financial field, this dynamic taster day will put your decision-making skills to the test.
Through a mix of expert-led workshops and hands-on simulation, you’ll apply real-world liquidity management tools to identify financial pressures, diagnose problems, and develop practical solutions. You’ll take the lead in steering a business through financial challenges — and by the end of the day, you’ll have used professional tools to solve the kinds of problems companies face every day.
Along the way, you’ll also discover how these same tools can help you make smarter decisions in managing your own money — giving you valuable insights for your future career and life.
Key Benefits:
- Gain experience with professional liquidity management tools.
- Simulate the role of a Financial Manager responding to real business challenges.
- Learn how financial insight drives business survival and success.
- Meet experts and explore career paths in finance, accountancy, and banking.
- Experience Solent’s TEF Gold learning environment and student support. Firsthand.
- Practical knowledge they can use in both career and personal finance.
Aims of the session:
- Explain the importance of liquidity in business operations, including how poor cash flow management can lead to business failure.
- Identify common liquidity challenges faced by businesses using realistic financial scenarios.
- Apply core liquidity management tools to assess financial health and make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate in a team challenge to create financial solutions that respond to real-time business pressures and unexpected events.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and decision-making skills under pressure, simulating the role of a financial manager in a professional context.
- Reflect on career pathways in accountancy, finance, banking, and consultancy, and understand how these roles contribute to business strategy and survival.Â
CGFX Day
5 November 2025, 10:00 - 14:30
Our annual CGFX Day is a great opportunity for your students to hear from people in the media and digital arts industries. We’re in our fourth year now and as always, we’ll have expert industry speakers from games, visual effects, animation, film, TV, visualisation and more to inspire your students and get them thinking about their future careers.
This year’s speakers are still being confirmed but previous speakers have included people from Airship Images, Blue Zoo, and Framestore so you can expect some very informative sessions!
Students will also have the chance to sign up for a tour of the excellent facilities at Solent and enter a competition to win prizes.Â
Creative Media Day
15 January 2026
Do you have students interested in Creative Media, but not sure of which pathway to choose? This day is perfect for them.
With sessions ranging from Pirate Podcasting, Screenwriting for Sci-Fi and Construction and Character Design, there will be something for everyone. Run by our industry professional, the day aims to provide students with active group working, and real work they can include in their professional portfolios.
They will be able to tour our facilities including our brand-new VP stage, newsrooms, film and media production suites and gaming rooms.
