This is the third of three blog postings about key themes emerging from early on in our study. Our third theme is: Insufficient engagement and partnership working with employers Key points: Core employability skills and attributes are typically being addressed, with variations… but they are continually evolving Unclear the degree to which employers (large and … Read more
This is the second of three blog postings about key themes emerging from early on in our study. Our second theme is: Technology is under exploited Key points: Variation in practices and understanding of potential of technologies – by institutions, students and employers Institutions could do a lot more to unleash student creativity in using … Read more
We’re still early on in our study but we thought we would share some emerging themes as we would really appreciate feedback on them – we’re sharing these on three separate blog posts and you can provide comments at the bottom of each post. We are also sharing these ideas at a workshop on the … Read more
Over the last month I’ve talked to many people in universities who are involved in some way with student employability skills (or capabilities?) and attributes. In the post prior to this one, Geoff looks at categorising skills and talks about the “new skill on the block” – entrepreneurial or enterprise skills and I agree – … Read more
As part of our study, Geoff and I are seeking to establish HE/FE sector activities, good practices and case studies in the area of developing and communicating student employability skills enabled by technology. If you would like to share your practices, challenges and ideas, please contact either myself (peter.chatterton@daedalus-e-world.com) or Geoff (grebbeck@me.com) – Geoff is … Read more
Having worked for many years on projects involving HE, FE and employers in partnership working, I was delighted to become part of a team to investigate the role of technology in developing student employability skills. The team includes Lisa Gray from Jisc and Geoff Rebbeck, who will both introduce themselves in separate posts. Over the … Read more