The Taskforce’s 2011 research conference keynote speaker is Professor Robert Schwartz who is Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a…
…an internship as part of their degree, the government-commissioned report suggests. Sir Tim Wilson, the author of the review of university-business collaboration, believes that every undergraduate should do a 10-12…
In this economic climate, with such high rates of graduate unemployment, should school leavers give far greater consideration to vocational qualifications? The debate intensifies. Read the full Guardian story….
…100 graduate recruits, with a support budget of £3m a year. This shows the increasing importance of young people having contact with employers before entering the workforce. Read the full…
A Harvard Graduate School of Education report calls for a sea change in business and employer engagement in education, so that every American school student to have access to employer…
Dr Gill Haynes, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter talks about Work-related learning and employer engagement: findings from the national evaluation of 14-19 Diplomas in our January research seminar…
…comparable groups of young people, distributed initially by random assignment, from High School to age 26 found that graduates of the US Career Academies programme earned 11% more than comparable…
…career exploration activities tend to improve the aspirations and achievements of students from all backgrounds, meaning they are more likely to graduate and to go on to post-secondary education. Furthermore,…
…because women are severely under-represented in STEM fields of study and occupations, but also because graduates of these fields – both men and women – are in high demand in…
…are more likely to graduate. Evidence suggests that career exploration can have a positive effect on engagement in school because it can increase the relevance and value attached to school…
