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Employability Skills Initiatives in Higher Education: What Effects Do They Have on Graduate Labour Market Outcomes?

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  • Geoff Mason
  • Gareth Williams
  • Sue Cranmer

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The present paper makes use of detailed information gathered at university department level, combined with graduate survey data, to assess the impact of different kinds of employability skills initiative on graduate labour market performance. We find that structured work experience and employer involvement in degree course design and delivery have clear positive effects on the ability of graduates to secure employment in 'graduate‐level' jobs. However, a measure of departmental involvement in explicit teaching and assessment of employability skills is not significantly related to labour market performance.

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  • Geoff Mason & Gareth Williams & Sue Cranmer, 2006. "Employability Skills Initiatives in Higher Education: What Effects Do They Have on Graduate Labour Market Outcomes?," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 280, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:nsr:niesrd:280
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    4. Fitnete Martinaj, 2020. "Foreign Languages: The Key Factor in Employability," Management, University of Primorska, Faculty of Management Koper, vol. 15(3), pages 161-178.
    5. Talal Ibrahim Almesad, 2021. "The Degree of Graduates Suitability of the Faculty and Institutes of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training for the Requirements of Labor Market in Kuwait from Employers Perspectives," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(6), pages 122-122, December.

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