What we know and what we need to know about graduate skills

James, Susan; Warhurst, Chris; Tholen, Gerbrand; Commander, Johanna

doi:10.1177/0950017013500116

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“…However, unlike previous analyses, this picture is of a highly skilled labor market segment. Therefore, our findings sustain the growing interest on the changing nature of the graduate labor market (James et al 2013), where graduates are increasingly employed in jobs like personal services, protective services, and sales (OkaySomerville and Scholarios 2013), which were once occupied by workers without degrees.…”

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Measuring Young Graduates’ Job Quality Through a Composite Indicator

Boccuzzo

Gianecchini

2014

Soc Indic Res

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The aim of the article is to propose a job quality composite indicator (JQCI) by which to measure the quality of young graduates’ jobs. We design JQCI by grouping jobs’ objective and perceived characteristics into three dimensions—economic, professional, and work–life balance—following a theory-driven approach, and weighting each dimension according to its importance. We apply the resulting JQCI to a sample of Italian graduates 3 years after graduation and validate it by measuring their motivation to leave their jobs, assuming that poor quality could be a reason to want to leave a job. We find that the professional dimension scores the highest. Relevant differences in job quality are related to individual (gender, degree level, disciplinary field, whether the graduate worked while studying) and organizational characteristics (company size). Implications for policy-makers and for firms interested in attracting and retaining Generation Y workers are discussed

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Measuring Young Graduates’ Job Quality Through a Composite Indicator

Boccuzzo

Gianecchini

2014

Soc Indic Res

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“…This is not to say that computer science is a less marketable subject than Business with Information Technology for example, however it does imply that if key measures of employability are difficult to identify in one sector of the economy, then trying to generalise across the entire graduate population produces de-contextualised lists containing basic skills of numeracy and literacy, honesty, work ethic such as the IoD suggest (2007). There is far greater purchase in anchoring acquired and required skills and by implication employability to particular labour process(es) (James et al, 2013).…”

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Learning to labour: an evaluation of internships and employability in theICTsector

Chillas¹,

Marks²,

Galloway³

2015

New Technol Work Employ

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The employability of graduates is often reduced to lists of de-contextualised skills that graduates may or may not have and which may or may not translate to prized graduate positions. Recently, internships have become the way in which graduates acquire and demonstrate work-readiness to potential employers. This article examines a particular type of internship in the ICT sector, namely placements incorporated in degree education. The findings suggest that while internships can enhance employability and indeed be a mechanism for accessing permanent jobs, more often, instead of 'learning to labour', interns are expected to be productive workers. A mini labour market operates at the undergraduate level that advantages those already possessed of the required soft skills. The emphasis on soft skills signals a shift in the nature of ICT work with attendant implications for education of workers in this sector, revealed by anchoring employability to particular labour process(es).

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“…British vocational education system has contributed to proposing new ways in the choice at vocational education crossroads (Patel, 2012). Researchers in the UK have also addressed the issue on the expansion of the higher education in the context of the governmental expectations regarding the national economic competitiveness (James et al, 2013). The German apprenticeship system experience has also been studied and implemented in many countries, including the USA (Glover, 1996) with special attention to local youth and with regard to the labour supply problems encountered by local employers.…”

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Role of Social Partners for Work-Based Learning: Results of Surveys

Buligina

Sloka

Kantāne

et al. 2016

Economics and Business

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-Introduction of work-based learning (WBL) in Latvia has required new approaches in decision making of different stakeholders. Experience from countries with longstanding WBL tradition has shown the numerous advantages but also the challenges this approach presents. One of these challenges is the need for new forms and mechanisms of cooperation among the key stakeholders -policy makers, public administrators, employers, educators and social partners. The current paper analyses the results of scientific research in this field, as well as uses the empirical results of two surveys performed by the authors: a survey of public sector experts and a survey of employers in Latvia. In order to obtain detailed results, the evaluations of respondents on multiple aspects analysed in the surveys were evaluation in the scale 1-10. The data of both surveys have been analysed by descriptive analysis, crosstabulations and multivariate analysis -factor analysis. The results have indicated that the views of employers and social partners on the most of the key aspects of introduction and implementation of WBL are similar. However, a more profound analysis has to be performed in order to develop proposals or the most efficient approach to WBL.

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What we know and what we need to know about graduate skills

Cited by 47 publications

References 22 publications

Measuring Young Graduates’ Job Quality Through a Composite Indicator

Measuring Young Graduates’ Job Quality Through a Composite Indicator

Learning to labour: an evaluation of internships and employability in theICTsector

Role of Social Partners for Work-Based Learning: Results of Surveys

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