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Mpia Héritier Nsenge; Mburu Lucy Waruguru; Mwendia Simon Nyaga – SAGE Open, 2023
High unemployment rates in many developing countries have prompted research to focus on sustainability and inclusiveness of employment in line with the sustainable development goal target 8.6. The democratic republic of Congo (DRC) in sub-Saharan Africa experiences one of the highest youth unemployment rates owing to its long-term socio-political…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, College Graduates, Information Science Education
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Tuononen, Tarja; Hyytinen, Heidi – Journal of Education and Work, 2022
The transition from university to working life is a challenging phase for graduates. The focus in the present longitudinal study is on employability factors and their association with this transition and with early career success. The participants were 43 graduates who were interviewed at the time of their graduation and filled in a follow-up…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, College Graduates, Entry Workers, Education Work Relationship
Bueno, David Cababaro – Online Submission, 2017
Graduate education is part of the most effective means of developing capacities related to doing research that will improve educational theory and practice in the many different aspects of the educational process. Thus, this study traces the employability and productivity of a Private Higher Education Institution's (PHEI's) Graduate School…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Productivity, Alumni, Private Colleges
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Chan, Sheng-Ju; Lin, Jing-Wen – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2016
To address the changing needs of the labour market better, higher education institutions have increasingly aimed to enhance their teaching quality and the learning experiences of their students. Therefore, a key concept of the missions of contemporary educational institutions is to improve students' employability after graduation. Although…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Labor Market, Labor Force Development
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Vivas, Amparo Jimenez; Hevia, David Menendez Alvarez – Higher Education in Europe, 2009
The constant assessment of the quality of higher education within the framework of European convergence is a challenge for all those universities that wish their degrees and diplomas to reflect a unified Europe. As is the case in any assessment, change and review process, the quest to improve quality implies measuring achievement of the objectives…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Hettich, Paul – 2000
The transition from college to career is one of the most challenging jobs an individual will experience. This is particularly true for students who have limited work experience. The fact that 50-80% of new college graduates leave their first job within three years may be due to poor career planning and problems inherent in the college-to-work…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, College Graduates, Competence