Tuning of Academic and Business Sectors‘ Positions for Better Competences of Graduates

Barynienė, Jurgita; Kriščiūnas, Kęstutis

doi:10.5755/j01.eis.0.7.5068

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“…Previous research investigating challenges affecting businesses in knowledgebased economies by Baryniene and Krisciunas (2013) makes a salient point in stipulating that greater partnership between HEIs and employers are recommended as a matter of priority in order to help universities respond better to human resource requirements in the contemporary labour markets. This is consistent with the need to develop mutual HEI-employer relationships that simultaneously educate graduates about employers' needs, and employers about how to meet or understand graduates' needs (Minten, 2010).…”

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“…Hence, there is a need to both emphasise the role of HEIs in developing students' career management skills (Bridgstock, 2009). Furthermore, stronger links between businesses and education systems need to be developed in order to ensure learning outcomes are devised in collaboration between HEIs and industry (Baryniene & Krisciunas 2013;British Chambers of Commerce, 2014;Jackson, 2009).…”

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Sports graduate capabilities and competencies: a comparison of graduate and employer perceptions in six EU countries

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Loughren

Dickson

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European Journal for Sport and Society

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The graduate employment market faces ever-increasing socioeconomic and political pressures. Higher Education Institutions and the sport sector in the EU have an important role in contributing to graduate employment. The aims of the study were: (1) to assess general perceptions of employability, and (2) to assess sports graduates' and employers' perceptions of specific capabilities and competencies in order to identify possible improvements for sports graduate employability programmes. A cross sectional survey of sports graduates and employers was administered in six EU countries including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Greece and the Czech Republic to assess graduate and employer perceptions. A graduate capabilities and competencies framework was devised to assess personal, interpersonal, cognitive, role-specific and generic skills. Responses were elicited from 1,132 sports graduates and 327 employers. There was generally a wide difference of opinion between employers and sports graduates in terms of the importance and possession of a number of capabilities and competencies. There is a need for the Higher Education sector and employers to take responsibility in ensuring that work experience, work placement and volunteering opportunities are embedded in curricula and to ensure the fitness of purpose of what and how graduate capabilities and competencies are assessed.

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