Germany. How vocational and general education affect the labor-market life-cycle

Education programs that focus on job-specific skills facilitate the school-to-work transition, but in dynamically changing economies specific skills may rapidly become obsolete. Education programs focused on general skills and competences transcending specific occupations may prepare workers better to adapt to changing environments. This creates a basic trade-off over the life-cycle; vocationally educated individuals have early employment advantages over generally educated individuals, but this pattern reverses later in life.
http://www.eenee.de/dms/EENEE/Policy_Briefs/PolicyBrief1-2019.pdf

2019 May-June Newsletter Article 2019 Employability Germany In English Source: EENEE - European Expert Network on Economics of Education VET - vocational education and training

Canada/Ontario. Student Success ePortfolio: Student, Faculty and Employer Perspectives on the Value of ePortfolios in Assessing the Development of Essential Employability Skills

By assembling a digital record of a student’s skills and academic accomplishments, ePortfolios have the potential to improve educators’ assessments of students and the ability of students to clearly communicate and connect with employers. But are they effective?
http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Student-Success-ePortfolio-Student-Faculty-and-Employer-Perspectives-on-the-Value-of-ePortfolios-in-Assessing-the-Develop.aspx
En français. Canada/Ontario. Portfolio électronique de la réussite scolaire : points de vue des élèves, des enseignants et des employeurs sur l’intérêt que présentent les portfolios électroniques pour évaluer l’acquisition des résultats d’apprentissage relatifs à l’employabilité
http://www.heqco.ca/fr-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Portfolio-%C3%A9lectronique-de-la-r%C3%A9ussite-scolaire-points-de-vue-des-%C3%A9l%C3%A8ves-des-enseignants-et-des-employeurs-sur-l%E2%80%99int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt.aspx

2017 August Newsletter Apprenticeship Canada/Ontario Employability In English Portfolio Report 2017 School-to-work transition Source: HEQCO - Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

International Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training 2016

What difference does it make when employers work with education and training providers? How can employer engagement best be delivered?
Research for Practice: Papers
Presentations and Videos
http://www.educationandemployers.org/research/london-conference-on-employer-engagement-in-education-and-training-2016/presentations/

2017 June Newsletter Apprenticeship Australia Career - guidance Conference report 2016 Cooperation - international Development - skills Education - higher Education - medical Education - trend 2030 Employability Employment - youth England Germany Higher education In English International cooperation Iran Labour market Latin America and the Caribbean Malaysia Mauritania Medical - education Mentoring Military Mismatch skills/wages NEET - not in employment - education or training Open Badges Paper Providers- VET School-to-work transition Skills - development Source: Education and Employers Taskforce Spain STEM - Science_technology_engineering_and mathematics Sweden Teachers - VET Trend - education 2030 Turkey Unemployment - youth United Kingdom VET - providers VET - teachers Video Wages - mismatch skills/wages Women Work-based learning Youth Youth - employment Youth - unemployment

Indonesia. The role of work-based learning in building employability skills of vocational education students

The incompatibility between educational outcomes with the need of workforce is predicted due to the mismatch of workforce needs with the qualifications of produced graduates. Therefore, the learning in vocational programs must be able to give the solution. Work-Based Learning (WBL) is one of the learning in vocational education proved greatly effective to build the students’ employability skills.
http://www.atlantis-press.com/php/pub.php?publication=tvet-14&frame=http%3A//www.atlantis-press.com/php/paper-details.php%3Fid%3D16861

2017 March Newsletter Employability In English Indonesia Mismatch training/workforce - skills Paper Source: Atlantis Press VET - vocational education and training Work-based learning

Syria. Giving Fish or Teaching Fishing in Syria?

This article highlights the importance of vocational education and using the skills of the refugees themselves in promoting both formal and non-formal training programs which can equip people with skills, could improve their employability chances, and help them to earn an income to improve their quality of life.
http://www.norrag.org/en/publications/norrag-news/online-version/refugees-displaced-persons-and-education-new-challenges-for-development-and-policy/detail/giving-fish-or-teaching-fishing-in-syria.html

2016 December Newsletter Article Conflict settings Employability In English Refugees Source: NORRAG - Northern Research Review and Advisory Group Syrian Arab Republic VET - vocational education and training

European Union. Structural Indicators for Monitoring Education and Training Systems in Europe 2016

This report contains more than 30 detailed structural indicators, up-to-date figures, definitions, country notes and a short analysis of recent key policy developments and reforms in five areas: early childhood education and care, achievement in basic skills, early leaving from education and training, higher education and graduate employability.
The report provides background and complementary information on a number of structural indicators examined in the Education and Training Monitor 2016 which describes the evolution of Europe’s education and training systems based on a wide range of evidence. It follows the progress made by the EU Members States towards achieving the targets set by the Europe 2020 and the Education and Training 2020 reform processes.
http://bookshop.europa.eu/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/EU-Bookshop-Site/en_GB/-/EUR/ViewPublication-Start?PublicationKey=EC0116905

2016 December Newsletter Annual report 2016 Assessment - report Employability Europe European Union Higher education In English Source: European Union

Europe. Supporting the role of VET professionals to improve the trainee’s employability

Although VET systems and the impact of the VET system are very different through Europe, all involved (employers, former students, VET trainers and professionals) agree not only on the importance of transversal competences, but also on the absence of those. The different models (outcome based programs, competence based programs, national centralized curricula, individual school based curricula) seem to have no influence on this. Even when VET is based upon a set of generic competences like the SHL system1, transversal competences are not adequately presented by former students. This indicates once more that also transversal competences are context based and, being trained during VET, will not automatically have the desired effect in daily working live. This leads to the conclusion there most likely is an absence of working context during education and training of transversal competences. Thus the need for a training model for VET trainers and professionals is coping with these notions is substantial and underlined.
http://www.trainvet.eu/pdf/report_on_vet_professionals.pdf

2016 March Newsletter Apprenticeship Employability Europe In English Report Source: Trainvet 4 jobs Teachers - VET VET - teachers

Canada. An Investment of a Lifetime? The Long-term Labour Market Premiums Associated with a Postsecondary Education

This paper examines the long-term labour market premiums associated with completing a college certificate and a bachelor’s degree, compared to completing a high school diploma. Several labour market outcomes of individuals are examined with longitudinal data over a 20-year period spanning their mid-30s to their mid-50s. The findings show that individuals who have a bachelor’s degree or a college certificate have more favourable labour market outcomes over their working lives than individuals who have only a high school diploma. More specifically, the earnings premium associated with a bachelor’s degree over the 20-year period ranges, on average, from $728,000 for men to $442,000 for women. For a college certificate, the premium is $248,000 for men and $180,000 for women, on average. The earnings premium associated with a bachelor’s degree is much larger at the top of the distribution for men than it is for women. The study also finds that, for both men and women, a bachelor’s degree and a college certificate are associated with more years of coverage in an employer-sponsored pension plan and fewer layoffs than a high school diploma.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2014359-eng.pdf

2015 November Newsletter Analysis - comparative Canada Comparative analysis Education - higher Education - secondary Employability Higher education In English Report Secondary education Source: Government of Canada/Statistics Canada Statistics 1991-2010 Wages

European Union. Green light for Erasmus+: More than 4 million to get EU grants for skills and employability

Aimed at boosting skills, employability and supporting the modernisation of education, training and youth systems, the seven-year programme will have a budget of €14.7 billion – 40% higher than current levels. More than 4 million people will receive support to study, train, work or volunteer abroad, including 2 million higher education students, 650 000 vocational training students and apprentices, as well as more than 500 000 going on youth exchanges or volunteering abroad.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1110_en.htm

2013 December Newsletter Focus MOOC eLearning Development - skills Employability Erasmus+ - programme European Union In English Press release Programme - Erasmus+ Skills - development Source: European Union

European Union. Challenges Facing European Labour Markets: Is a Skill Upgrade the Appropriate Instrument?

The financial and economic crisis shattered the Lisbon Strategy’s attempt to increase the EU’s employment rate to 70% among 15-64 year old by 2010. The new Europe 2020 strategy envisages a 75% adult employment rate by 2020; however, this goal also seems unrealistic in light of the economic crisis which has caused the EU’s employment rate to drop significantly below 70%. A crucial question now is whether a skill upgrade of the European labour force would help to increase the employment rate, especially among youth. This Forum explores the relationship between education and employment throughout the EU.
http://www.intereconomics.eu/archive/year/2012/1/challenges-facing-european-labour-markets-is-a-skill-upgrade-the-appropriate-instrument/

2014 June Newsletter Analysis - trends Development - skills Employability Employability - youth European Union In English Paper Skills - development Source: Intereconomics Strategy Europe 2020 Trend - analysis Youth - employability

USA. Raising Job Quality and Worker Skills in the US: Creating More Effective Education and Workforce Development Systems in States

This paper proposes a new set of competitive grants from the federal government to states that would fund training partnerships between employers in key industries, education providers, workforce agencies and intermediaries at the state level, plus a range of other supports and services. The grants would especially reward the expansion of programs that appear successful when evaluated with randomized control trial techniques. The evidence suggests that these grants could generate benefits that are several times larger than their costs, and would therefore lead to higher earnings and lower unemployment rates among the disadvantaged.
http://ftp.iza.org/pp42.pdf

2014 February - March Newsletter Development - skills Employability In English Initiative Paper Skills - development Source: IZA - Institute for the Study of Labor United States of America

Education to Employment: Designing a System That Works

Around the world, governments and businesses face a conundrum: high levels of youth unemployment and a shortage of job seekers with critical skills. How can a country successfully move its young people from education to employment? What are the challenges? Which interventions work? How can these be scaled up? These are the crucial questions.
http://mckinseyonsociety.com/education-to-employment/report/

2014 January Newsletter Analysis - trends Employability Employment - youth In English Report School-to-work transition Source: McKinsey Trend - analysis Youth - employment

Education in a changing world : flexibility, skills, and employability

New technologies, globalization, the information revolution, and labor market changes have affected the world economy on an unprecedented scale. As a consequence, the demand for a skilled workforce has increased, world trade and migration have intensified, and the divide between the haves and have nots has vastly widened. This paper puts education under the lens of the changing demands of technology, the labor market, demography, and migration. It identifies the weaknesses in current education systems, such as restricted access, skills mismatches, and weak school-to-work linkages. It calls for making education systems more flexible and responsive to change so that they maximize human resources, equip people with updated skills, and prepare youth for the world of work.
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/517491469672142098/pdf/691040WP00PUBL0ability0WEB050110120.pdf

2013 November Newsletter Analysis - trends Employability Employability - youth In English Paper Skills - needs analysis Source: World Bank Trend - analysis Youth - employability

Pakistan/Punjab. Baseline survey : labor market outcomes of Punjab TEVTA graduates

This study examines the labor market outcomes of graduates from training institutes run by Punjab Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), the largest technical and vocational education and training provider in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The study uses an SMS-based survey – a promising and inexpensive method to assess the impact of education and training in developing countries.
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/15927281/baseline-survey-labor-market-outcomes-punjab-tevta-graduates

2013 April Newsletter Focus Skills Shortage CA Best practice Employability In English Pakistan/Punjab Source: World Bank Survey VET - vocational education and training Working paper

Asia. Graduate employability in Asia

The study aimed to analyze the factors that have an impact on graduate employability, and to identify policies and strategies that have been put in place by universities to prepare and train their graduates to meet the demands of the workplace. The study also attempted to highlight the plight of graduates with degrees in information and communication technologies (ICT). Given the prevalence of technology in all aspects of our lives and the rapid development in the field, the capacity of universities to adapt and update their programmes and curriculum accordingly is of particular concern.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002157/215706e.pdf

2013 April Newsletter Focus Skills Shortage CA Asia Case study Document Employability ICT - Information technologies In English Indonesia Malaysia Philippines School-to-work transition Source: UNESCO Youth

Effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving women’s employability and quality of work : a critical review

This paper examines the effectiveness of a variety of policy interventions that have been tried in developing and transition economies with the goal of improving women’s employability and quality of work. The programs include active labor market programs, education and training programs, programs that facilitate work (such as childcare subsidies, parental leave programs and land titling programs), microfinance programs, entrepreneurship and leadership programs, and conditional cash transfer programs. Some of these policy interventions were undertaken to increase employment, some to increase female employment, and some for other reasons.
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/09/05/000158349_20120905133912/Rendered/PDF/wps6189.pdf

2013 August-Sept Newsletter Analysis Analysis - policy Employability Employment - policy Gender - equity In English Paper Policy - analysis Policy - employment Source: World Bank

UK. The economic value of intermediate vocational education and qualifications

This report reviews the available evidence on the economic value of intermediate vocational qualifications, looking at the private wage returns (and briefly the improved likelihood of being in employment) associated with such qualifications.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108090250/http://www.ukces.org.uk/assets/ukces/docs/publications/evidence-report-11-the-economic-value-of-intermediate-vocational-education-and-qualifications.pdf

2013 August-Sept Newsletter Analysis Economic benefits Employability In English Report Source: UK Commission for Employment and Skills United Kingdom VET - vocational education and training

Finland. Employability of international graduates educated in Finnish higher education institutions

The report presents the employment situation of international graduates, post-graduation mobility trends, the challenges and experiences of transition from higher education to the world of work along with employers’ views on hiring and working with international graduates. It also discovers the factors affecting the employment of international graduates and explores the relevance of the skills gained in the course of studies for the world of work as perceived by international graduates and their employers. The findings of the study will be useful for university administrators involved in the international marketing process, current prospective international students and graduates, policy makers and other experts working with the issues of international education and employment.
http://www.helsinki.fi/urapalvelut/valoasurvey/pubData/source/VALOA09.pdf
or https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233426293_Employability_of_International_Graduates_Educated_in_Finnish_Higher_Education_Institutions

2012 December Newsletter Employability Finland In English International students Report School-to-work transition Source: International Sociological Association Students - international

Europe. School-to-work transitions in Europe: Paths towards a permanent contract

The transition from school to work represents a central stage in the lives of individuals and is a key policy topic in many European countries. This paper contributes to the debate on labour market transitions by proposing a dynamic mobility model depicting the sequential path trends towards permanent employment as a complement to the traditional survival model and by analysing a large number of countries.
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/37167/1/MPRA_paper_37167.pdf

2013 March Newsletter Analysis Employability Employment - pattern Europe In English Paper School-to-work transition Source: European Commission

Towards a New Global World of Skills Development?

Articles on skills development.
http://www.norrag.org/en/publications/norrag-news/online-version/towards-a-new-global-world-of-skills-development-tvets-turn-to-make-its-mark.html

2013 May Newsletter Africa Articles - journal Asia Development - skills Education - secondary Education for All Employability Gender - equity Ghana In English India Informal sector International cooperation Iron and Steel Industry Japan Latin America and the Caribbean Lessons learned Lower-income countries Malawi Mozambique Nigeria Pakistan Palestine Pharmaceutical Industry Post-conflict settings Secondary education Shortage - skills Skills - development Skills - shortage Skills - taxonomy Source: NORRAG - Northern Research Review and Advisory Group South Africa VET - vocational education and training Youth

East Asia. Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia

East Asia’s higher-income countries have made spectacular gains in higher education delivery over the past few decades. But the low-and middle-income countries are struggling to replicate the standard bearers’ success. This is partly due to fewer resources in hand, but also to governments’ poor management and stewardship of the sector. It is time for higher education to fulfill its potential
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/Resources/226300-1279680449418/7267211-1318449387306/EAP_higher_education_fullreport.pdf

2012 January Newsletter Development - skills Document East Asia Education - higher Employability Higher education In English Skills - development Source: World Bank

UK. Placements and degree performance: Do placements lead to better marks, or do better students choose placements?

This paper examines the relationship between undertaking a work placement and the class of degree achieved. It challenges earlier findings that undertaking a placement increases degree results. The paper concludes that the sample selection is much stronger, i.e. placement students do better because they are better students. The results highlight that it is not merely doing a placement that matters, but a successful placement adds significantly to subsequent performance.
http://publications.aston.ac.uk/18824/

2014 May Newsletter Analysis Education - higher Employability Higher education In English Paper School-to-work transition Source: Aston University United Kingdom

UK. Preparing graduates for the world of work

Employers will train their employees to do their jobs but they expect graduates to have the broad range of abilities to make a smooth transition to the workplace. Graduates should be willing to learn and develop, bring new ideas and contribute to the business’ development and future growth. The majority of businesses say employability skills are an important factor they consider when recruiting graduates and ensuring universities provide their students with the opportunity to develop in this area should be a priority.
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/future-fit-preparing-graduates-for-the-world-of-work.aspx

2012 October Newsletter Article Case study Employability In English School-to-work transition Source: Universities UK United Kingdom University students

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