ESCALATE Conference 2 nd June 2009 A Model

ESCALATE Conference 2 nd June 2009 A Model of Graduate Employability & An Employability Impact Measure Peter Sewell Futures

In this presentation I will… Introduce you to the new model of graduate employability Explain how the model can be used in a practical way Introduce a measure of Employability impact

What is employability? For some, it is simply about ‘getting a job’. Graduate first destinations statistics. Increasingly being used interchangeably with ‘enterprise’ which in turn is confused with ‘entrepreneurship’.

Models of employability Yorke & Knight’s (2004) USEM model Understanding Skills (or Skillful practices) Efficacy beliefs Metacognition

Employability – a definition “Employability is having a set of skills, knowledge, understanding and personal attributes that make a person more likely to choose and secure occupations in which they can be satisfied and successful. ” (Dacre Pool & Sewell, 2007)

The essential components of graduate employability

Model Components Reflection and Evaluation Providing students with the opportunities to gain the necessary skills, knowledge, understanding and attributes is obviously important, but so too is providing opportunities for reflection on and evaluation of the learning experiences that have taken place. Personal Development Planning.

Career. EDGE a new model of graduate employability (Dacre Pool & Sewell, 2007)

Future developments… Being used as the model to inform the new ‘Futures’ programme at UCLan The framework for our contribution to the UCLan-SIFT project Contributing framework for the Pan-European EU funded FSBiotech Employability Project The development of an employability measurement tool

The Employability Development Profile Allows the student and their counsellor to: Identify development needs Track progress Allows tutors and managers to assess the impact of employability development activities within a course or module This in turn can help to compare the effectiveness of particular programmes

The Employability Development Profile Designed for: Ease of use Brevity Clarity

Employability Development Profile

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