Ohio Employability Skills Project

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Schumacher
Keyword(s):  
Employability Skills

Implementation of the Second-year course in an Engineering Professional Spine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Iqbal ◽  
Deena Salem ◽  
David Strong
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research University ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Core Courses ◽  
Second Year ◽  
First Time ◽  
Academic Year

The objective of this paper is to document the experience of developing and implementing a second-year course in an engineering professional spine that was developed in a first-tier research university and relies on project-based core courses. The main objective of this spine is to develop the students’ cognitive and employability skills that will allow them to stand out from the crowd of other engineering graduates.The spine was developed and delivered for the first time in the academic year 2010-2011 for first-year general engineering students. In the year 2011-2012, those students joined different programs, and accordingly the second-year course was tailored to align with the different programs’ learning outcomes. This paper discusses the development and implementation of the course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department.

Development of K-Workers Employability Skills Measurements Indicators in Agricultural Sector in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ridzwan Che Rus ◽  
◽  
Abu Bakar Mamat ◽  
Zaliza Hanapi ◽  
Khairul Anuar Hasnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Employability Skills

scholarly journals Higher Education and Employability Skills: Barriers and Facilitators of Employer Engagement at Local Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Fátima Suleman ◽  
Pedro Videira ◽  
Emília Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Employer Engagement ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This research examines the barriers and facilitators to employers’ engagement with higher education institutions. The data were collected through interviews with a set of employers (n = 19) in the Northern region of Portugal, V.N.de Famalicão, in 2019. We begin by exploring employers’ engagement activities as a potential solution to address local-level skill problems. Empirical evidence suggests that the engagement activities are mostly passive as firms use higher education largely as a recruitment channel. The differences in organizational goals and culture are the most cited barriers to the lack of more active engagement. Some efforts have recently been made to strengthen the ties between higher education and employers, notably through a local multi-stakeholder partnership as a potential broker. However, it will take time for this to bear fruit and contribute to reducing skill gaps and shortages. The data show that despite employers’ apparent willingness, more effort must be made to encourage active engagement.

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