Employability, employability capital, and career development

Nghia, Tran Le Huu; Singh, Jasvir Kaur Nachatar; Pham, Thanh; Medica, Karen

doi:10.4324/9781003004660-4

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“…This interplay is underscored by a recent study [32], which highlights the crucial role of employability promotion in diversity management strategies to foster job inclusiveness. Moreover, employability also includes the dimensions of adaptability [33,34], career identity [35,36] and human and social capital [37][38][39]. Adaptability involves the ability to adapt to unexpected tasks and changes, including the propensity to learn, optimism, openness to change, and internal locus of control.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Employability and Sense Of Agencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Bridging the Gap between Theoretical Learning and Practical Application: A Qualitative Study in the Italian Educational Context

Fantinelli,

Cortini,

Di Fiore

et al. 2024

Education Sciences

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In the contemporary educational landscape, there is a growing recognition of the transformative impact of practical experiences within traditional learning frameworks. This shift reflects a pedagogical evolution that values contextualized learning and the acquisition of practical skills together with theoretical knowledge. In the Italian educational context, School–Work Alternation (SWA) represents a proactive response to the evolving needs of the workforce and the imperative for educational institutions to prepare students for professional life. This study’s objectives include a deep exploration of students’ SWA experience, evaluating its impact on employability perceptions and the sense of agency, examining the influence of Self-Orientation, and contributing insights to the discourse on integrating practical experiences in education. Employing a mixed methodology and a bottom-up approach, 63 high school students of different Italian regions participated in an online in-depth interview and an ad hoc questionnaire designed to measure the experience of SWA in relation to variables of interest, utility, advantage, perception of support, quality of received mentoring, engagement, and satisfaction. The quantitative results indicate that personal choice significantly influences the perceived usefulness of and satisfaction with SWA, with those students guided by curiosity exhibiting higher utility and satisfaction. Qualitative analysis underscores both positive and negative aspects, with respondents viewing SWA as a useful experience bridging work, corporate, and school realms provided that students are key players in the SWA experience’s choice and that the SWA’s partners are motivated to guide them in this practical training. Moreover, results highlight SWA’s relevance in guiding academic and career paths, emphasizing its potential to offer valuable support to students. This study contributes nuanced insights into integrating practical experiences in education, offering recommendations for educators and policymakers to better prepare students for the dynamic demands of the modern job market.

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Section: Theoretical Framework: Employability and Sense Of Agencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Bridging the Gap between Theoretical Learning and Practical Application: A Qualitative Study in the Italian Educational Context

Fantinelli,

Cortini,

Di Fiore

et al. 2024

Education Sciences

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“…Despite conducting decades of employability research, researchers have realized that "no clear consensus about its meaning and measurement can be found" (Forrier and Sels, 2003, no p.). However, in a recent literature review on employability, Le Huu Nghia et al (2020) found that most stakeholders, including policymakers, institutions, employers and students, share the view that "employability is the possession of knowledge, skills, and attributes that enhance graduates to successfully obtain graduate employment outcomes" (p. 5). Graduate outcomes are also defined in a myriad of ways, but within mobility literature, they are normally used to refer to economic indicators such as the student's first destination of employment after graduation or the salary level received (e.g.…”

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“…Despite conducting decades of employability research, researchers have realized that “no clear consensus about its meaning and measurement can be found” (Forrier and Sels, 2003, no p.). However, in a recent literature review on employability, Le Huu Nghia et al . (2020) found that most stakeholders, including policymakers, institutions, employers and students, share the view that “employability is the possession of knowledge, skills, and attributes that enhance graduates to successfully obtain graduate employment outcomes” (p. 5).…”

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Transnational education, labor market outcomes and graduate employability: a scoping review

Schueller

2023

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PurposeThis scoping review aims to survey literature that covers employability preparation and labor market outcomes for graduates from transnational higher education institutions.Design/methodology/approachThis scoping literature review uses career ecosystems as a theoretical framework and the context-input-process-outcomes model as a conceptual framework.FindingsThis scoping review confirms a limited research base of approximately 50 sources that primarily use qualitative methods and socio-economic theories to center the student voice and focus on international branch campuses in the Middle East and Asia. Notably, there is a lack of focus on staff experiences regarding the process of preparing students for employment. The review also demonstrates the need for more research on career processes and outcomes in transnational higher education.Research limitations/implicationsThis scoping review is relevant to higher education institutions seeking to meet the challenges of preparing graduates for more than one national labor market. It has implications for universities' ability to attract students, develop relevant labor market preparation programming and understand whether the institution is addressing local employment needs. For researchers, it offers insight and impetus into the area of inquiry regarding transnational education, graduate labor market outcomes and employability.Practical implicationsPractical implications are drawn for students, parents, policymakers and transnational and non-transnational higher education institutions, as well as those who are engaged in providing international education and career advice.Social implicationsThis review offers insight into developing labor market-relevant TNE programming, which may be helpful both for host and home country transnational education stakeholders interested in impact.Originality/valueThis is one of the first reviews to systematically address literature about employability preparation and labor market outcomes for graduates from transnational higher education institutions; in using career ecosystems theory, this review offers a bridge between international higher education and career studies.

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“…Graduate employability identifies as an important concept from both economic and individual perspectives. Graduation employability is a major concern for the majority of higher education institutions around the world (Nghia et al, 2020). Most universities are under pressure from their stakeholders to provide measurable outcomes of employability, and most often to meet the learning outcome standards required by different accrediting bodies (Jackson, 2016;Mia et al, 2018).…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Market Perspectives for Management Undergraduates: New Models of Employability Capital Development

Svyrydenko

Amarathunga

Wijethunga

et al. 2023

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Introduction. COVID-19 is a worldwide epidemic that impacts all aspects of human life. Social distancing was an essential action to prevent from COVID-19 virus. For this reason, collective activities were prohibited in many countries including Sri Lanka. Education is one of the main collective activities in the world. As such, it is relevant to test the influence of COVID-19 on graduate employability skills. However, it is difficult to find COVID 19 impact on graduate employability skills in the Sri Lankan context. Aim and tasks. The main objective of this paper was to identify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the graduate employability capital of state universities’ management undergraduates in Sri Lanka and the significant level of that factor. Results. Based on the literature review, the COVID-19 pandemic affected five factors human capital, identity capital, cultural capital, social capital, and psychological capital identified as graduate employability capital factors or not. The methods of the study were to use the analysis of quantitative data. To achieve this goal, an online survey of 377 university students was conducted. The obtained selective results in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic showed significant positive shifts in the employment processes of university graduates. This positive impact, according to the results of the regression analysis, was provided by the following types of capital: social, human, psychological, cultural, and identity, the values of which ranged from 91.4 percent to 95.8 percent. Among all types of capital, human and psychological capital had the most significant impact on student mobility. Conclusions. The conducted studies show the importance of the online educational system in the universities of Sri Lanka. The use of available resources can significantly improve the existing infrastructure of online education and help increase the level of competence and professionalism of the teaching staff and university students. The introduction of the proposed online educational programs and courses will not only improve the quality of services provided but will also increase the revenue side of the university budget.

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Employability, employability capital, and career development

Cited by 6 publications

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Bridging the Gap between Theoretical Learning and Practical Application: A Qualitative Study in the Italian Educational Context

Bridging the Gap between Theoretical Learning and Practical Application: A Qualitative Study in the Italian Educational Context

Transnational education, labor market outcomes and graduate employability: a scoping review

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Market Perspectives for Management Undergraduates: New Models of Employability Capital Development

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