Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 10 Issue 3
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The journal of the University Vocational Awards CouncilTable of contents
Identification of key employability attributes and evaluation of university graduates’ performance: Instrument development and validation
Jawad Abbas, Mustafa SagsanThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the managers’ views on the characteristics which university graduates should have to obtain the job and efficiently perform in Chinese…
Effects of interdisciplinary courses on future engineers' competency
Hyunjung Rhee, Jinyoung Han, Minha Lee, Young-Wan ChoiThis study explores the effects of interdisciplinary education on engineering students by observing students' competencies before and after the programme.
Design incubatees' perspectives and experiences in Hong Kong
Tiffany W.M. FONGThis paper discusses the services and support from one of the government design-based business incubators in Hong Kong. The characteristics of a design business incubator are…
Knowledge sharing in multicultural organizations: evidence from Pakistan
Irfan Raza, Zainudin AwangTaking higher educational institutes (HEIs) operating in Islamabad metropolitan, and Pakistan as research context, the purpose of this paper is to identify the antecedents of…
Skills in European higher education mobility programmes: outlining a conceptual framework
Soraya Garcia-Esteban, Stefan JahnkeCredit mobility has been acknowledged not only to broaden personal and intellectual horizons but also to have positive effects on the skills development and employability of…
Promoting career awareness among IT students in a South African context
J.T. Janse van Rensburg, Roelien GoedeThe purpose of this paper is to present an intervention strategy for promoting career awareness among IT students in a South African context, followed by a reflection thereof…
Lifelong learning mindset and career success: evidence from the field of accounting and finance
David W. Drewery, Robert Sproule, T. Judene PrettiThe purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between a lifelong learning mindset and career success. A lifelong learning mindset is a way of approaching one's work…
ECLECTIC 4.0: the new learning model for business schools
Sowmya SathyaCurrent learning models need to change to facilitate learners acquiring and assimilating the competencies required for the future work scenario. The purpose of this paper is to…
Employability skills for 21st-century STEM students: the employers' perspective
Doreen McGunagle, Laura ZizkaOne of the goals of educational institutions is to prepare their graduates to be workplace-ready. The purpose of this paper is to identify the employability skills lacking in the…
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2042-3896Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Tony Wall