Education and Employers

Graduates better chance of getting jobs but not immediately

…graduation, according to a study by the Office for National Statistics. But three years later just 5 per cent of 24-year-old graduates were out of work. Read the full story….

‘Strategic frameworks for understanding employer participation in school-to-work programmes’

…less than 4 years old (inimitable asset stock) and the benchmarking measure (asset reconfiguration). Common variables between both TCE and RBV: training, quality of school graduates, increase in skill level…

Is Science for Us?

Is Science for Us? Black Students’ and Parents’ Views of Science and Science Careers Louise Archer, Jennifer Dewitt DEPS, King’s College, London, UK Jonathan Osborne Graduate School of Education, Stanford…

76% recent graduates uninformed about alternatives to university

According to a poll of 1,774 people who graduated in the last two years, 76% said they were not informed about the alternatives to university before leaving school. Of these,…

Graduate gloom as 83 apply for every vacancy

The number of graduates applying for each job has doubled since 2009, as three successive years of university leavers struggle with an over-saturated market. Read the full Telegraph story….

Employers want apprentices not graduates

…a City and Guilds poll of more than 500 employers released today reveal that many would rather take on an apprentice than hire a graduate. Read the full Independent article….

New service launches which revolutionises the way schools can find skilled volunteers for their governing boards

…and bring back into the workplace.” Press coverage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38052688 https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/match-making-service-aims-pair-governors-schools http://schoolsweek.co.uk/online-service-launches-to-connect-schools-with-volunteer-governors-and-trustees/ Visit the website www.inspiringgovernance.org for more information. View the full flickr album here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/edu_employers/albums/72157672911170664/with/31176609885/ Follow us on twitter @InspiringGov….

Poor careers provisions harming the economy

…Research Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOLbOPLwPs Schools looking for volunteers or those eager to volunteer can register for free on our website: www.inspiringthefuture.org To read the full report visit the Ofsted website: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571809/Getting_ready_for_work.pdf…

‘Social Class Background and the School-to-Work Transition’

…paid employment on both short and long term educational attainment, as well as long term economic outcomes. In this essay, Mortimer and Staff analyse the duration (length of employment) and…

Employer Engagement – A Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) Perspective

…and prosperity. Biography: Richard Pettinger is Principal Teaching Fellow (Reader) In Management Education at University College London, where he runs the undergraduate and graduate programmes in information management for business,…