Embedding employability behaviours
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to look at how employability is currently embedded within courses to prepare students for their transition into the world of work, identifying the teaching and learning strategies employed. Design/methodology/approach - A review of the relevant literature was c...
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| description | Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to look at how employability is currently embedded within courses to prepare students for their transition into the world of work, identifying the teaching and learning strategies employed. Design/methodology/approach - A review of the relevant literature was conducted. The study analysed experiential data and the logged reports of student work placements over a period of five years, to determine the relationship of such placements to both academic results and long term employability. The study considered placements from the viewpoints of the university, students and employers. It proceeded to look at the current embedding of employability within the teaching curriculum, specifically teaching and learning strategies for personal professional development courses and the employability passport. It also looked at the role of the work placement tutor. Findings - The main revelation was that the employability skills sought by employers were mostly “soft” and therefore behaviours, rather than “hard” teachable skills, which has significant implications for the introduction of the teaching excellence framework (TEF) and the provision of suitable metrics. Research limitations/implications - The study and findings are limited to a single university in the UK. Originality/value - The results of the study and conclusions drawn from the analysis of findings, led to the identification of the student, institution, tutor, employer) quartet of actors for employability. The paper also postulates the ramifications of the introduction of the TEF on employability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a026f7f13df6408fb547f6922c44f27d2022-12-22T04:23:27ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Work-Applied Management2205-20622205-149X2017-09-0191355010.1108/JWAM-01-2017-0001597623Embedding employability behavioursDeryn Graham0Department of Business Faculty, University of Greenwich, London, UKPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to look at how employability is currently embedded within courses to prepare students for their transition into the world of work, identifying the teaching and learning strategies employed. Design/methodology/approach - A review of the relevant literature was conducted. The study analysed experiential data and the logged reports of student work placements over a period of five years, to determine the relationship of such placements to both academic results and long term employability. The study considered placements from the viewpoints of the university, students and employers. It proceeded to look at the current embedding of employability within the teaching curriculum, specifically teaching and learning strategies for personal professional development courses and the employability passport. It also looked at the role of the work placement tutor. Findings - The main revelation was that the employability skills sought by employers were mostly “soft” and therefore behaviours, rather than “hard” teachable skills, which has significant implications for the introduction of the teaching excellence framework (TEF) and the provision of suitable metrics. Research limitations/implications - The study and findings are limited to a single university in the UK. Originality/value - The results of the study and conclusions drawn from the analysis of findings, led to the identification of the student, institution, tutor, employer) quartet of actors for employability. The paper also postulates the ramifications of the introduction of the TEF on employability.https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JWAM-01-2017-0001Employability4SITEStudent work placementsTeaching and learning strategiesTeaching excellence framework (TEF) |
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| title | Embedding employability behaviours |
| title_full | Embedding employability behaviours |
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| title_short | Embedding employability behaviours |
| title_sort | embedding employability behaviours |
| topic | Employability 4SITE Student work placements Teaching and learning strategies Teaching excellence framework (TEF) |
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