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Links with the Labour MarketInstitutional Responsiveness to
the Workplace
NadiaNadia MirelesMireles--Torres & Jason McBrideTorres & Jason McBride
University of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary
EDEREDER 719.10719.10
JulyJuly 23,23, 20102010
Dr.Dr. Duffie VanBalkomDuffie VanBalkom
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Overview
Framing the problem
International & domestic perspectives
Employability issues Opportunities and barriers to responsiveness
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It is not the strongest of the
species that survive,nor the most intelligent,
but the one most
responsive to change.
Charles Darwin
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Framing the Problem
Todays graduates will have to continually
update their skills to gain and retain
employment in the new knowledge-based
economy.
Employability discourse is common, but there
is still a disconnect between graduates and
the workplace.
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HOWHAVE YOU SEEN LABOURMARKET PRESSURES AFFECT
YOUR ORGANIZATION?
QuickWrite
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Canadian Perspective
Employability skills required are not well
developed in graduates or well taught by
university faculty (Evers et al., 1999) Skills most in demand by employers are typically
the least in supply soft skills vs competencies
(Atkins, 2001) Three sources of stress: employer, student and
university
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International Perspective
OECD, WB, UNESCO, EU highlights
Old challenges:
C
overage, equity, quality, governance, funding. New challenges
Growing role of knowledge, value added,knowledge-based industries
ICT revolution, access Political and social changes
Global labour market
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International Perspective
HEIs changing education needs:HEIs changing education needs:
InternationalInternational
recognition ofrecognition of
qualificationsqualifications
Building upBuilding upcapacitycapacity
AdaptedAdaptedInfrastructuresInfrastructures
LifelongLifelonglearninglearning
New Programs/New Programs/new clientsnew clients
More/flexibleMore/flexiblepedagogicalpedagogical
methodsmethods
Rethink teachingRethink teachingprofessionprofession
New abilities:New abilities:discipline,discipline,analytical,analytical,attitudeattitude
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International Perspective
Strengthening Ties with the Labour MarketStrengthening Ties with the Labour Market
Over-supplyof graduates
Labourmarket
demands?
Appropriate to
the demands of
working life?
Studying right typesof subjects?
ismatch betweenthe courses they study
and the needs of theeconomy?
Skills andcapabilities
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WHERE IS THE DISCONNECT?Global Labour Market
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Skills Expectations
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Employability Skills
Employability skills = foundational academic,
personal and teamwork skills (Conference
Board ofCanada, 2000)
Effectively taught through work experiences or
employer-assisted course design, not in
classes imbedded or standalone (Mason et al.,
2003)
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Employability Skills 2000+
Were you prepared?
Self-assessment of yourself as
new graduate
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Responsive Or not?
Public authorities
National
Qualifications
FrameworksDegrees are further
distinguished in terms
of the knowledge and
skills required Labourmarket
demands
Studentexpecta-
tions
HEIsofferings
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Bologna Process
London 2007: How to improve employability?
Employability of graduates: one of the most
important focal points of HE Legislation obliging HEIs to involve employers
and stakeholders in curriculum development,
QA, governance
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Bologna Process Advances
Bergen Communiqu 2005
80% have NQFs
18 formal decisions to approve NQF proposals andbegin NQF implementation
7 fully implemented NQFs by end of 2009
9 very early stage of implementing NQF 10 not yet started implementation of NQFs
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Institutional Barriers
Changing role of faculty, competing demands
for time and loyalty.
(Adapted from Kerr, 1994)
1.1.InstitutionalInstitutional
2.2.DepartmentalDepartmental
3.3.DisciplinaryDisciplinary
4.4. ExtramuralExtramural
5.5. ProfessionalProfessional
6.6.PersonalPersonal
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HOWHAVE YOU SEEN LABOURMARKET PRESSURES AFFECT
YOUR ORGANIZATION?
QuickWrite Revisited
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References
Atkins, M.J. (1999, April). Oven-ready and self-basting: Taking stock
of employability skills. Teaching in Higher Education, 4(2).
Conference Board ofCanada. (2000). EmployabilitySkills 2000+
Toolkit. Ottawa: Author.
Evers, F. T., Rush, J.C. & Berdrow, I. (1998). The Bases of
Competence: Skills for Lifelong Learning and Employability. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Global University Network for Innovation, GUNI. (2008). Higher
education in
the world 3. Higher Educa
tion: New challenges and
emerging roles for human and social development
Kerr, C. (1994, January/February). Knowledge Ethics and the New
Academic Culture. Change, 9-15.
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References
Mason, G., Williams, G., Cranmer, S. & Guile, D. (2003) How much
does higher education enhance the employability of graduates?
Higher Education Funding Council for England. Available online at:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/2003/rd13_03/default.asp
(accessed 21 July 2010).
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2008).
Tertiary education forthe knowledge society. Paris: OECD.
Rauhvargers, A. (2010). Achieving bologna goals: Where does
Europe stand ahead of 2010.3(14)
Rauhvargers, A., Deane, C., & Pauwels, W. (2009). Bologna process
stocktaking report2009. Stocktaking Working Group, European
Union.
World Bank. (2002). Constructing knowledge societies. World Bank.
Washington D.C.