Relationship between Employability and Graduates’ Skill

Rahmat, Masura; Ahmad, Kamsuriah; Idris, Sufian; Zainal, Noor Faridatul Ainun

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.318

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“…Likewise, in South Africa skills are globally benchmarked and evaluated against international standards (Servicesseta, 2015). This therefore clarifies key issues emanating from the literature by Watts (2009), Rahmat et al (2012), Kraak (2004), Bridgstock (2009) and Pauw et al (2008) who proposed the need to identify specific graduate skills which are essential in enhancing employability. Some of the important skills required by a graduate to enhance employability include discipline specific skills, analytical skills, problem solving skills, creative thinking skills.…”

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“…This capability and capacity of gaining, maintaining and obtaining work is done by utilising a variety of competencies. Competencies refer to a combination of cognitive skills (technical knowledge, expertise and abilities) and behavioural characteristics (principles, attitudes and values and motives), which are a function of an individual's personality (Rahmat et al, 2012;Bridgstock, 2009). If graduates with the right personal characteristics are recruited they will have the ability, for example, to communicate effectively.…”

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Vocational education training and graduate employability in South Africa: an interlinkage in need of exploration

Nzonzo

2017

IJSSOC

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This paper provides a conceptual analysis of how vocational education training (VET) impacts on graduate employability in South Africa. The evolution of attitudes towards developing labour market structures has grown tremendously since 1994. Furthermore, the main focus in the workplace has shifted away from the primary sectors of agriculture and mining towards knowledge-based sectors. This paradigm shift has led to the adoption of demand driven policies by the government that have sought to stimulate employment through training and development. From the analysis two main distinct themes of VET and graduate employability are identified. The first theme highlights how the labour market shapes the different constructs of VET. The second theme identifies the essential graduate attributes that are deemed to be essential for enhancing graduate employability. Specific and concrete recommendations are proposed on how effectively implemented VET enhances graduate employability.

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Vocational education training and graduate employability in South Africa: an interlinkage in need of exploration

Nzonzo

2017

IJSSOC

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“…When interviewed, the employers not only recognize the importance of professional skills but also the generic skills. The generic skills [12][13][14] are not only the ability of initial employment, but also the potential development. In general, employers now pay more and more attention to the employability and employability skills of the staffs [15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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“…In general, employers now pay more and more attention to the employability and employability skills of the staffs [15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. How to know and understand the employability skills which the employers value [11][12][13][14] is now being an important issue which the education sectors need to confront with.…”

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University Students’ Employability Skills Model Based on Chinese Employer Perspective

Zhang¹,

Zou²

2013

JHRSS

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The employability and the employability skills of the university students in China are now being the most important capacity which the employers pay the highest attention to. The aim of this research was to identify the university students' employability skills and college students' employability skills framework to reinforce the employability research and the field of human resource development (HRD) in the Chinese context. From the perspective of the employers, using the methods of interview and questionnaire, this paper studied the contents of the students' employability skills which the Chinese employers recognized and got the model of university students' employability skills. The results showed that college student's personal characteristics perceived by the service industry employers and the manufacture industry employers major focused on honesty, independence, self-confidence, adaptability, and enthusiasm. Basic knowledge which perceived by the service industry employers and the manufacture industry employers centralized political knowledge, and economic knowledge. Interpersonal relationship, teamwork, strain capacity, problem handling capacity, leadership, information technology software applications, and presentation skills were the abilities at present and in the next five years that both industry employers thought very important skills and abilities. The conclusions can be got that the employability skills perceived by Chinese employers whether in service industry or in manufacture industry include personal qualities, basic knowledge, skills and abilities. The employability skills framework perceived by employers at present in service industry and in manufacture industry is slightly different. On the contrary, it is surprising that the employability skills at present and in the next 5 years perceived by service industry employers or manufacture industry employers have a significant difference alternatively. Suggestions on managerial implications and future research directions are put forward respectively.

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“…Data from online postings of job vacancies have been used to monitor the skills sought in the job market in a wide variety of domains spanning from medical surgery (as in Decker et al, 2013) to business (as in Ahmad et al, 2012).…”

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Who is interested in retail education? The (mis)match between the leading universities’ offerings and job demand in the UK

Pantano

Pizzi

Rogers

2020

IJRDM

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PurposeRetail management has acquired the attention of scholars and practitioners, with many international and prestigious journals specifically relating to the topic. Also, top-tier journals in other disciplines have proposed special issues on the new advances in retailing, with emphasis on the role of new and smart technologies. On the one hand, the research in retailing seems to be prolific; on the other hand, the interest in retail education (from a research and university perspective) seems to be more limited. The purpose of this paper is to capture the (mis)match between the leading universities' offerings and job demand in the UK. In this way, the paper identifies opportunities for educators and researchers to educate future career-ready professionals in retailing and improve research in retail education.Design/methodology/approachThe research evaluates the offer of UK retail education in terms of programmes/courses, focusing on the Russell Group universities for the academic year 2020/2021 (September starts) and the demand of certain skills and competences by the largest retailers in the UK. The study utilizes secondary data based on the courses/programmes specifically related to the retail sector and on the job opportunities through the leading UK grocery retailers.FindingsThe findings reveal the extent of the gap between the university educational offerings and the requirements from retailers.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first attempt to capture and compare multiple evidence bases related to academic curriculums and employers' requirements for specific retail competencies.

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Relationship between Employability and Graduates’ Skill

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Vocational education training and graduate employability in South Africa: an interlinkage in need of exploration

Vocational education training and graduate employability in South Africa: an interlinkage in need of exploration

University Students’ Employability Skills Model Based on Chinese Employer Perspective

Who is interested in retail education? The (mis)match between the leading universities’ offerings and job demand in the UK

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