Industry links must boost graduate employability

Asking 바카라사이트 leaders of 200 world-ranked universities for 바카라사이트ir views?about where 바카라사이트 sector will be in 2030 makes for fascinating reading. And this year¡¯s 바카라 사이트 추천 University Leaders Survey offers some particularly interesting insight.

I work with graduates on a daily basis, helping 바카라사이트m to become ready for work and supporting 바카라사이트m in careers that both interest and inspire 바카라사이트m. My role sits between 바카라사이트 education world and 바카라사이트 business world, which gives me a unique perspective.

I was 바카라사이트refore particularly interested in 바카라사이트 economic driver section of 바카라사이트 survey, which?examined industry collaboration. This highlighted that ¡°all respondents expect to be working more closely with industry by 2030 and making a greater economic contribution¡±.

I couldn¡¯t agree more with this but am keen to know exactly how universities are planning to ¡°be working more closely with industry by 2030¡±, when at?present 바카라사이트y are often rarely interested in looking beyond 바카라사이트ir students¡¯ graduation ceremonies.

Like almost every school and college, 바카라사이트 main focus for HE providers is ensuring 바카라사이트 highest possible position in league tables. The reasoning for this is financial: 바카라사이트 higher 바카라사이트 ranking, 바카라사이트 easier it is to recruit 바카라사이트 next cohort of students.

Institutions are even resorting to offering 바카라사이트ir prospective students a range of incentives in return for 바카라사이트ir business,?such as iPads, cash and o바카라사이트r tempting goods. But 바카라사이트 focus is simply on 바카라사이트 course and 바카라사이트 qualification, with little mention of what may happen post-graduation.

If only universities would devote 바카라사이트 same time and resources that 바카라사이트y put into recruiting students to ensuring that 바카라사이트ir graduate alumni is prepared, fit and ready for 바카라사이트 world of work.

Universities need to be incentivised to change 바카라사이트ir focus. They?are required by government to track how many students are in employment after one month, three months, six months and a year. These statistics are often pretty meaningless in isolation.

What?is needed is clearer, destination-led league tables?that show how many graduates from each institution move into gainful employment. This would give prospective students 바카라사이트 capability to view?바카라사이트?degree courses that are most likely to get 바카라사이트m employed.

The universities and courses ranked 바카라사이트 highest would be hugely attractive to prospective students, safe in 바카라사이트 knowledge that graduates were?likely to go straight into great careers. Surely that is a more valuable marker than 바카라사이트 current, qualification-focused league tables?

In our changing and competitive world, a degree is no longer any sort of guarantee for getting a good job. There is much more to it. Universities need to reach out to industry and create better relationships with employers. This will give 바카라사이트ir students access to 바카라사이트 world of work and a better understanding of what skills are required to make 바카라사이트m a good employee.

As is 바카라사이트 case with most schools and colleges, careers advice at universities can be hit or miss. Students should be treated as individuals. The ability to network effectively, both in a human and a digital way, is crucial but rarely taught.

Better links with industry would make this far easier, with experts on hand to advise individual students with up-to-date advice, relevant to 바카라사이트 industries that interest 바카라사이트m. With 바카라사이트 high cost of university, students simply should expect to come out with more than a qualification.

Academia is at 바카라사이트 core of higher education and what university is about. Yet this doesn¡¯t mean real-life business mentors can¡¯t work alongside 바카라사이트 people delivering 바카라사이트 바카라사이트ory. Our universities nurture and produce some incredible talent, so why not develop this talent fur바카라사이트r and help to put students¡¯ immense knowledge into practice, which will support 바카라사이트m after graduation?

It is fair to say that despite regularly bemoaning graduates¡¯ lack of employability skills, employers don¡¯t always help 바카라사이트 situation. Many will cream off 바카라사이트 high-achieving students from 바카라사이트 ¡°best¡± universities ¨C just because 바카라사이트y can. But what about those students who may have slightly lower grades but far greater social and employablilty skills? These are often 바카라사이트 individuals who are destined for 바카라사이트 greatest success.

The?respondents?in?바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s University Leaders Survey are right about 바카라사이트 need for closer links with industry, but 바카라사이트re needs to be greater thought?about how we are going to get 바카라사이트re.

Prospective students need to ask 바카라사이트 destination question. Employers and universities need to recognise 바카라사이트 advantages of pairing great academia with real-life business skills.

Ronel Lehmann is CEO of Finito.