Enhancing Employability in Higher Education through Work Based Learning

Enhancing Employability in Higher Education through Work Based Learning

Author: Dawn A. Morley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-05-24

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 3319751662

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This book focuses on a renewed interest in work based learning in higher education. Due to an increased emphasis on employability in the graduate population, supported by wider policy changes, work based learning is becoming an increasingly pressing issue in higher education. The authors detail innovations from a breadth of UK universities, where academics have creatively addressed changes in work based learning structure, pedagogy and support systems. These changes in turn recognise the impact of real-life learning experiences on student progression, on both an academic development and a personally transformative level. Encompassing a wide variety of topics, the examples within the book are supported by theory and carefully detailed practice pedagogy. This valuable edited collection will be of interest to practitioners and scholars of work based learning and higher education, as well as a useful practical guide for academic developers.


ENHANCE YOUR EMPLOYABILITY

ENHANCE YOUR EMPLOYABILITY

Author: Dr. V.K. Verma

Publisher: The Readers Paradise

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9389990963

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This book is written for young graduates and postgraduates passing out fresh from the institutes. This book will be useful to the students aspiring to take admission for higher studies like MBA or any other post graduate program and candidates looking for job. This book will help them to understand the complete process of career planning, interview and group discussion and will change the way they think and look towards self and the job requirements in the job market. This book will help them to choose their career, face the job/selection interview without any hesitation or fear. The authors have tried to cover the topics like career planning, Employability, challenges faced by the candidates, how to prepare for competition, preparing resume, CV and bio data, importance of communication skills, interview etiquette and group discussion. Special emphasis has been given on preparing for various types of interviews, principles and processes of interview, interview techniques and psychological fitness and psychological interview Special chapters have been included on topics like understanding self, know your brain, and take charge and plan, questioning techniques and (type of questions generally being asked during the interview and frequently asked questions with suggested answers and in the end a list of questions from almost all the discipline of engineering, finance and management is given. This book has been written in the form of workbook where short term As well as long term plans, check lists, scales, questionnaires and self assessment tests has been created so that individual can judge where they stands, their strengths and weaknesses and how they can improve and plan for future.


Strategies for Attracting, Maintaining, and Balancing a Mature Workforce

Strategies for Attracting, Maintaining, and Balancing a Mature Workforce

Author: Hughes, Claretha

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-12-27

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1799822788

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There is no end in sight as the Fourth Industrial Revolution becomes more prevalent across the world. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making it imperative that machines and technology be integrated within the workplace. As the workforce ages, there has to be a way to acquire the tacit and explicit knowledge of these workers. The fields of human resource development and workforce development must lead in efforts to train and develop these workers for continuous technological change. Strategies for Attracting, Maintaining, and Balancing a Mature Workforce is an essential reference source that examines efforts for engaging, retaining, and utilizing an aging workforce in a workplace that is increasingly becoming more technology-centered and provides reskilling and upskilling strategies to address the skills gaps. The title compiles vital human resource and workforce development strategies that assist these professionals with helping all employees at all levels within the workforce attain work, keep their jobs, and grow in their development to assist others. Featuring research on topics such as organizational culture, career learning, and agile workforce, this book is ideally designed for managers, executives, recruiters, hiring professionals, managing directors, human resources professionals, business researchers, industry professionals, academicians, and students.


Innovate Higher Education to Enhance Graduate Employability

Innovate Higher Education to Enhance Graduate Employability

Author: Hong Bui

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-02

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0429608217

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The worldwide marketization of higher education has resulted in a growing pressure on universities’ accountability, particularly in terms of more tangible learning outcomes directly related to paying higher tuition fees. Covering globally diverse perspectives, Innovate Higher Education to Enhance Graduate Employability uses a range of international case studies to help practitioners and researchers review, reflect on and refresh their ability to bridge the gap between university and industry. A timely response to the need to improve the quality of higher education in order to build work readiness in students, this book: Adds a critical, global dimension to this topical area in higher education as well as society’s concerns Provides a number of practice-based case studies on how universities can transform their programmes to enhance graduate employability Acts as a source of practical suggestions for how to improve students' sufficient employability including their skills, knowledge and attitudes Provides insights from theory, practices and policy perspectives. A crucial read for anyone looking to engage with the global issue of graduate employability, Innovate Higher Education to Enhance Graduate Employability covers both theoretical frameworks and practical models through an exploration of how universities around the world are using innovative techniques to enhance employability.


Soft Skills

Soft Skills

Author: M. S. Rao

Publisher: I. K. International Pvt Ltd

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9380578385

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This is a very timely book. With the world still reeling from the aftershocks of the global credit crunch . Professor M.S Rao offers a number of extremely useful maps to young people who need to navigate the territory of creating their own success in organizational life. He also offers practical help to the reader to develop the soft skills that are so vital in developing effective working relationships. - Anne Gimson, Managing Director, strategic Developments International Limited U.K. and Editor, Development & Learning in Organization An international journal. Here is a book which fills a certain vacuum, Professor M.S. Rao unravels the significance of soft skills and provides guidelines to acquire them. A must-read book for all aspiring managers. Vinod K. Dikshit Managing Editor Indian Edition, Leadership Excellence. The Direction in which education starts a man will determine his future . Plato Currently there is a wide chasm between the campus and the industry. There is vast gap between the art and the craft. The book helps in connecting the campus with the corporate by bridging the gap between the campus and the industry and by blending both the art and the craft. It helps you understand and appreciate both soft and hard skills. It differentiates between unemployability and unemployment. It enlightens you about the expectations of employers. It equips you with tools and techniques to enhance your employability. Finally it builds your confidence and competence to bag your coveted job. The book is divided into three sections. Section I deals with various aspects of soft skills and what constitutes soft skills. Section II outlines the current challenges in the Indian educational system. Section III emphasizes on overcoming the challenges. It unveils the secrets and strategies in enhancing employability. The book concludes that an integrated and coordinated approach by all the stakeholders such as educational institutions, educators, students, recruiters and parents is essential in enhancing employability among youth. The book is beneficial to all those who would like to enhance their employability skills and also to educators, employees, educational institutions, recruiters and above all students.


Enhance Your Employability with Ikigai

Enhance Your Employability with Ikigai

Author: Dr. Frederick Sidney Correa & Frederick Savio Correa

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2021-06-06

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1649838662

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• Are you currently pursuing your higher education and are looking for that dream job? • Are you simply unhappy with your current job? • Do you want to know what employers are actually looking for? • Are you feeling stuck or helpless in your career and are just going with the flow? • Are you struggling to find your reason for being? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then this ride is just for you. Let’s ignite that dormant spark in your heart and fuel up those dreams using a simple but powerful seven-step program. This program will ensure you increase your value in the most fundamental way that will enable you to enhance those employability skills, take control of your career, and find true happiness at work while shaping your own destiny.


Employability

Employability

Author: John Neugebauer

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2016-07-14

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1473985013

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*Shortlisted in the Management and Leadership Textbook Category at CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2017* Keen to succeed in today’s competitive job market? Want to learn how to make the most of longer-term graduate career development opportunities? This handy guide is the gateway to help you understand the academic and practical aspects of employability and to make the most of your longer-term graduate employability development. Inside you’ll find: A critical examination of theory to help with your employability studies Practical insights through real-world case studies on everything from job applications, to using work experience and networking effectively Specially commissioned employer, university, adviser and graduate insights from organisations large and small, as diverse as investment banking and international development aid giving you the inside track on what employers are looking for and how to develop your career. This essential guide equips you with the knowledge and practical guidance you need to achieve your full potential during your studies, into your first role, and in your career beyond. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips, resources and videos on study success!


Developing and Utilizing Employability Capitals

Developing and Utilizing Employability Capitals

Author: Tran Le Huu Nghia

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-01-30

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 100003920X

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Graduate employability is a significant concern for most higher education institutions worldwide. During the last two decades, universities have attempted to implement their employability agendas to support their students to enhance employment outcomes. However, within today’s globalized labour markets, employability has gone far beyond the notion of obtaining stable and permanent employment. This book explores graduates’ experiences in developing and utilizing employability capitals for career development and success in different labour markets. In the chapters, the graduate contributors narrate and discuss how they negotiated their employability on the transitions across jobs, occupational sectors and labour markets. The chapters address key issues, including how employability is understood by graduates of different disciplines, at different career stages and in different contexts; how they develop and utilise such capitals along with strategies to negotiate their employability; and what can be done to move the higher education employability agenda forward. The book presents international insights and perspectives into transitions from education to work and career development across the labour markets, as well as calls for improving the graduate employability agenda. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and academics, university leaders, policymakers and students who are concerned about graduate employability.


50 Ways to Boost Your Employability

50 Ways to Boost Your Employability

Author: Stella Cottrell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-04-27

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1352005921

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This engaging book will inspire and motivate students to shape new habits which will boost their employability and prepare them for their next steps. Each of the 50 'Ways' in this book is a starting point, offering suggestions of things to do and think about, alongside opportunities to reflect on, choose and commit to new ideas and actions. It will help students to identify potential opportunities, cultivate the skills that today's employers want, develop 'work-readiness' and make the most of internships and placements. Throughout, students will be encouraged to take action that will put them in a strong position when applying for jobs. This is an ideal resource for students of all levels looking for techniques and tips to help them improve their career prospects.