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Michael D. O'Connor – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
This study investigated PhD candidate feedback on research and employability skills training, delivered via work-integrated learning (WIL) within an alternative doctoral training model. Voluntary feedback was received using a mixed-methods survey consisting of 10 quantitative statements reflecting on learning, and qualitative feedback comprising…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Research Skills, Employment Potential, Job Skills
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Rienties, Bart; Divjak, Blazenka; Iniesto, Francisco; Pažur Anicic, Katarina; Žižak, Mirza – International Review of Education, 2023
It is widely acknowledged that graduates need to develop skills and competences beyond the theoretical knowledge nurtured within higher education curricula. In the last twenty years there has been an increased interest in supporting learners with work-based learning (WBL) (e.g. apprenticeships, practice-based lab sessions, project-based learning).…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Work Experience Programs, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Raquel María Pérez-García; Amaya Erro-Garcés; Maria Elena Aramendia-Muneta; Antonio López Peláez – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: Doctoral programs play a crucial role in promoting innovation and technology transfer in universities. To design these programs effectively and with a co-design perspective, it is essential to consider all stakeholders involved in the process, including teachers, students and employers. The main objective of this study is to enhance…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Employment Potential, Program Design
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Winborg, Joakim; Hägg, Gustav – Education & Training, 2023
Purpose: In the literature there is limited knowledge about how to prepare students for a corporate entrepreneurial career. The purpose is therefore to develop a framework for understanding the role corporate development projects play in corporate entrepreneurship education, and to examine the potential role of the design of the project. The study…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Career Development, Corporations, Entrepreneurship
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Vitalaru, Bianca – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2022
Over the past ten years, employability has been one of the key issues in translation and interpreting (T&I), both in professional practice and in academic settings. However, very few studies focus specifically on the employability of the graduates in the Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT) sector. This article focuses on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Service, Translation, Intercultural Communication
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Chulatep Senivongse; Alex Bennet – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
This study explores the implementation of the university-as-a-service (UaaS) paradigm in higher education. Through qualitative research, it examines student and stakeholder experiences to inform the redesign of university programmes. The UaaS model aims to enhance university engagement with the business ecosystem and meet the demands of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Experience, College Role
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Caillouet, Olivia; Benge, Matt; Harder, Amy – Journal of Extension, 2020
Due to the nature of Extension, work across counties differs because efforts are grounded in the needs of a community and intentional programming helps address these needs. A common competency required for entry-stage Extension professionals is program development, which includes planning, design, implementation, and evaluation. Understanding a…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extension Agents, Job Skills, Program Development
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Rahman, Nira; Lakey, Elizabeth – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
In an uncertain labour market, the questions around the employability of graduate students take on a new urgency. Fears about the graduate market in the coming years are acute and are compounded by a sense that there is a large disconnect between a university education and what is expected in the workplace. Australian labour market trends clearly…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Academic Degrees
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Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates the factors that influence how long it takes for master's-level graduate students to find employment. The original contribution stems from questioning whether the structure and content of university programmes play a role in graduates' ability to secure jobs. To this end, we focus on three dimensions at three points in time…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Masters Programs, Employment Potential, College Graduates
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Lim, Jeen-Su; Heinrichs, John H. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2021
Today's firms are inundated with a huge volume of data and face requirements to use this data to gain and maintain competitive advantage. In this teaching brief, we address the confirmed analytic skills gap by providing context-relevant learning experiences to business students. Specifically, a marketing analytics project development model is…
Descriptors: Marketing, Data Analysis, Business Administration Education, Student Projects
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Colombari, Ruggero; Neirotti, Paolo – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
The digitalization of operations is disrupting frontline technical jobs, entailing new competency needs currently not being met by upper secondary education and corporate training programs. To discuss how technical universities can help bridge the resulting "middle-skills gap" without incurring an unwarranted academization of these…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Competency Based Education
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Mew, Lionel – Information Systems Education Journal, 2020
This paper discusses Implementation of a new educational approach to develop competencies for the future STEM workforce, and to build knowledge on success factors for educating a non-traditional target population in data competencies. It is widely accepted that a data capable workforce is critical to science and industry. The literature suggests…
Descriptors: Program Design, Undergraduate Students, Nontraditional Students, Data Analysis
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Gekara, Victor; Snell, Darryn – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2018
As job security declines and precarious employment arrangements become more prevalent, transferable skills have become vital for job seeking success. In recognition of this issue, many governments are seeking to redesign their training systems in ways that transferable skills become better emphasised. This paper examines the challenges of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transfer of Training, Occupational Mobility, Vocational Education
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Wright, Bradley M.; Hornsby, Lori; Marlowe, Karen F.; Fowlin, Julaine; Surry, Daniel W. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
This paper is a description of a curriculum development process used by a pharmacy school to redesign its Doctor of Pharmacy program to meet the changing demands of the profession and to comply with new accreditation standards. The goal of the redesigned curriculum was to produce "practice-ready" graduates who were able to enter the…
Descriptors: Pharmaceutical Education, Instructional Innovation, Doctoral Programs, Curriculum Development
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Symonds, Jennifer E.; O'Sullivan, Carmel – Review of Education, 2017
Across Europe, young adult unemployment remains an important issue. Those who have grown up in contexts of social and educational disadvantage can find it particularly difficult to find work. In response, governments, charitable foundations and in the rare case, researchers, have developed programmes of training and work-based learning to help…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Career Readiness, Job Skills
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