scholarly journals Is There a Role for Higher Education Institutions in Improving the Quality of First Employment?

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seamus McGuinness ◽  
Adele Whelan ◽  
Adele Bergin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Job Placement ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Private Employment

Abstract: This paper examines the potential role of higher education institutions in reducing labour market mismatch amongst new graduates. The research suggests that increasing the practical aspects of degree programmes, irrespective of the field of study, will reduce the incidence of initial mismatch. In terms of routes into the labour market, higher education work placements with the potential to develop into permanent posts and the provision of higher education job placement assistance were found to have substantial impacts in reducing the incidence of graduate mismatch. The use of private employment agencies was found to significantly heighten the risk of subsequent mismatch.

Partnerships between higher education institutions and firms: The role of students’ curricular internships

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário Franco ◽  
Rui Silva ◽  
Margarida Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Strong Competition

Partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs) and firms mediated by students’ curricular internships allow increased mutual benefits in the form of the exchange of knowledge and innovation. This study investigates these relationships by testing various hypotheses to measure the influence of certain factors on the student’s personal involvement in curricular internships organized through HEI–firm partnerships. Based on a final sample of 215 students on various degree courses at two Portuguese HEIs (a university and a polytechnic), the results obtained show that students assess internships very positively in all respects (organization of the internship, the HEI’s orientation, the host institution (HI) and the HI’s orientation). This suggests that the professional internships provided by HEI–firm partnerships play a crucial role in students’ entry into a labour market characterized by strong competition and relational aggressiveness. Implications for theory and practice are also presented.

scholarly journals JOKOWI’S INITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITION TO CUT INDONESIAN REGULATIONS: RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Handa S Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Direct Benefits ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Laws And Regulations

<p>This research provides recommendations for the development of an initiative of the President of the Republic of Indonesia (Presiden Republik Indonesia), Joko Widodo (Jokowi), namely the implementation of a competition to cut Indonesian regulations, and relates these recommendations to the role of higher education institutions in Indonesia. The concept of “cutting” regulations should be developed into “managing.” The competition should also widen the scope of what should be managed. Rather than being limited only to “regulations,” the scope should include “laws and regulations as well as other relevant law and policy products.” Furthermore, the competition could be a trigger for developing other related collaborations. The collaboration between relevant parties in the competition and other future collaborations can be classified as a form of mutual cooperation (<em>gotong royong</em>) which could contribute to the development of the quality of Indonesian law in general and specifically to the quality of laws and regulations and other relevant law and policy products in the context of Indonesia. This mutual cooperation could also bring direct benefits to the Central Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Pusat Republik Indonesia) and other relevant state-related institutions as well as to higher education institutions in Indonesia that are expected to be involved in the competition and in other future collaborations.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Introduction

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Mary Gobbi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Soft Or ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Employment Skills ◽  
Subject Specific ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Generic Competences ◽  
Micro Level

This edition of the Journal shows how different strategies – whether at the macro or micro level – are employed by Higher Education Institutions to address the ‘soft’ or ‘employment’ skills and experiences that prepare (post) graduates entering the labour market. While it is expected that graduates have acquired the necessary subject specific and generic competences associated with their field of study, these papers discuss how it is increasingly important that graduates can make positive transitions into the different dimensions of the employment market: be it at local or global level.Published online: 19 May 2020

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF A TUTOR IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF THE FUTURE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY SPECIALIST DURING THE PERIOD OF DISTANCE LEARNING

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
IRYNA KAMENSKA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Professional Activity

The topical problem of using the tutoring system of education and upbringing of student youth during the introduction of distance learning has been considered. The purpose of the article is to investigate the role of a tutor in the formation of professional competence of students in the training of future health and safety specialists during the introduction of distance learning. The main types of distance learning technologies have been analyzed, which allows to carry out distance learning, not only without losing the quality of learning, but on the contrary improving it through individualization, active learning methods, bilateral interaction between a teacher and a student. The author substantiates the advantages of introducing distance learning to prevent the complication of the epidemiological situation and the creation of favorable learning conditions in the context of the spread of COVID-19. The peculiarities of the work of a tutor in the conditions of online learning have been described. It has been established that the introduction of distance learning via the Internet, with periodic counseling of students by teachers-consultants (coordinators, tutors) – is a resource to fully ensure the level of knowledge acquisition and skills necessary for future professional activity and further career growth labor protection specialists. The author reveals the essence of the concept of «tutor». The importance of a tutor in the application of distance learning in higher education institutions is theoretically substantiated. It has been established that a tutor is a key figure in the distance learning process. The responsibilities, roles, functions and tasks of a tutor in modern educational conditions, to ensure the quality of educational services in higher education institutions and to achieve the goal of education are highlighted. The pedagogical conditions of training, which are realized by a teacher (tutor), during the introduction of distance learning, during the professional training of future specialists of occupational safety in order to obtain a competent specialist, are presented. It has been estimated that the role of a teacher (tutor) is expanding and updating in the system of distance education. It has been established that a teacher (tutor) coordinates the cognitive process using various forms of interaction (seminars, webinars, video-lectures, video-conferences), improves digital educational content, provides meaningful advice, manages educational projects and other.

scholarly journals Mentor or tormentor? A commentary on the fractured role of mentoring in paramedicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Bell ◽  
Steve Whitfield
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
Growing Pains ◽  
The Individual

The relatively quick evolution of paramedicine and the inevitable ‘growing pains’ associated with an evolving profession has seen mentoring and the role of the mentor become clouded in confusion, ineffective education and a lack of specific research. Paramedicine’s recent development as a registered profession has also seen mentoring explicitly outlined as being a capability expected of all registered paramedics. However, the paramedic-mentoring model in Australia seems to have been mostly left up to the individual paramedic to develop in isolation from adequate training and mentoring themselves. If paramedicine is to continue its evolution as a legitimate healthcare profession, the quality of clinical mentoring must be acknowledged as a significant factor by higher education institutions, and the public and private services who employ paramedics, and nurtured accordingly.

scholarly journals Assessment Perspectives on the Sports Values and Role of the Higher Education Institution Head for Sports Development in the School

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nguyen My Viet ◽  
Nguyen Duc Hanh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Happy Life ◽  
Sports Activities

Physical exercise is good for health, both physical and morale for every human being, leading to a happy life. Sports training have an important place in schools activities. Higher education institutions usually have good human and facilities resources to support learners to increase physical exercise, athletes train, serve the community, thereby improving the quality of training. In this context, the head of the higher education institutions has an important role in leading and organizing sports activities inside and outside the school. The universities need to institutionalize extracurricular activities, especially to encourage sports exercise.

التحليل الاستراتيجي لدور التعليم العالي التنموي في العراق بعد عام 2003

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (68) ◽  
pp. 59-88
Author(s):  
حامد رحيم ◽  
أ .د. لورنس يحيى صالح
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Information Revolution ◽  
Economic Role ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Means Of Production

Abstract This research comes to alert to the importance of the role of higher education institutions and economic scientific research, as these institutions are the main source in the formation of human capital in addition to the technological development of the means of production operating in economic activity, and then the possibility of investing these institutions to achieve diversity in the economic activity which is the gateway to move towards achieving economic development and leaving the backward rentier pattern of the Iraqi economy. The research deals with the period after the year of the political change in 2003 and from the perspective of strategic analysis of the internal and external environment of the higher education sector, which showed that there is a remarkable development in the numbers of universities, colleges and scientific departments, whether governmental or private, which were developed during this period and the levels of development in the quality of the educational service provided by these institutions is weak. On the other hand, the external circumstances and factors that include what has an influential relationship on the economic role of education were not conducive to opening the way for an effective role for education, but rather hindered it. Accordingly, it is necessary to address weaknesses in the performance of higher education institutions by investing in the available opportunities from global openness and the return of Iraq's relations with the outside world, and then strengthening cooperation ties with international institutions specialized in aspects of developing higher education as well as the possibility of benefiting from the experiences of sober universities globally, as the information revolution can be invested And the contacts that the world is witnessing to keep pace with the developments in science and knowledge

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