Education + Training: Volume 61 Issue 5

Introduction

Jason J. Turner, Jonathan Winterton

Preparing graduates for work readiness: an overview and agenda

Jonathan Winterton, Jason J. Turner

The purpose of this paper is to understand the concept of graduate work readiness (GWR) from a stakeholder perspective. The research attempts to pull together the various…

The effectiveness of problem-based learning in technical and vocational education in Malaysia

Noor H. Jabarullah, Hafezali Iqbal Hussain

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the use of problem-based learning (PBL) with engineering students at a technical university in Malaysia.

Work-readiness integrated competence model: Conceptualisation and scale development

Verma Prikshat, Sanjeev Kumar, Alan Nankervis

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise graduate work-readiness (GWR) and to develop a scale to measure it.

Graduate readiness for the employment market of the 4th industrial revolution: The development of soft employability skills

Weili Teng, Chenwei Ma, Saeed Pahlevansharif, Jason James Turner

The purpose of this paper is, first, to examine student perspectives of their university experience in terms of the soft employability skills they develop; second, how prepared…

Creating a Win-Win: Designing and implementing mutually beneficial collaborations between community organizations and academic programs

Bethany Wrye, Cynthia Chafin, Casie Higginbotham

It is well established that partnerships between universities and community organizations can serve to enhance student learning and employability (Anderson et al., 2011; Arantes…

Employers’ ratings of importance of skills and competencies college graduates need to get hired: Evidence from the New England region of USA

Anthony M. Baird, Satyanarayana Parayitam

Higher education institutions play an important role in the economic growth of any country, through skills and productivity of their graduates. Employers have some expectations…

Time management: skills to learn and put into practice

María Alvarez Sainz, Ana M. Ferrero, Arantza Ugidos

The knowledge society determines a work scenario in which it is essential to manage time efficiently; a non-innate skill that should be learned at the university. The paper aims…