There are lots of useful ways in which we can work with employers in ways that can enhance the employability of our students.
There are lots of useful ways in which we can work with employers in ways that can enhance the employability of our students.
Resources
Ehiyazaryan, E., & Barraclough, N. (2009). Enhancing employability: integrating real world experience in the curriculum. Education + Training, Vol.51(4), 292–308.
Quality Assurance Agency (2014). Employer Engagement: Emerging Practice from QAA Reviews, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
Qenani, E., MacDougall, N., & Sexton, C. (2014). An empirical study of self-perceived employability: improving the prospects for student employment success in an uncertain environment. Active Learning in HigherEducation, 15(3), 199–213.
Stanbury, D, Williams, H. and Rees, J. (Undated). Engaging employers to enhance teaching and learning: Ideas and approaches for work-related and placement learning, Career Management Skills (CCMS), University of Reading.
Plymouth CES – Working with employers web pages
Plymouth CES Employer Engagement Wheel
Plymouth wins an award for outstanding employer engagement
National Centre for Universities and Businesses: ( NCUB) is an independent and not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports university-business collaboration across the UK.
Konfer : In 2016, the NCUB with partners at HEFCE and Research Councils UK launched konfer, an intelligent brokerage tool that has been created to improve the ease with which university-business collaboration can be enabled and maintained.
Graduate employability: videos for educators . 'Building strong Connections with Employers' & 'the Employer Perspective'.
Quality and responding to employer needs. HEA (2010)
Engaging employers to enhance teaching and learning, University of Reading (2009)
A Review of Business -University Collaboration. Sir Tim Wilson (2012)
Best Practice in Employer Engagement. (Learning and Skills Improvement Service)