Graduate recruiters call for better links between universities and firms

Universities need to build more “genuine partnerships” with employers, according to 바카라사이트 Association of Graduate Recruiters

March 27, 2015

The AGR made 바카라사이트 observation in a pre-election manifesto published on 27 March that sets out what it would like a future government to tackle. ?

The manifesto includes a series of recommendations for a future administration to help employers, schools and universities to fully prepare young people for 바카라사이트 world of work.

Stephen Isherwood, chief executive of 바카라사이트 AGR, said: “Our manifesto reflects 바카라사이트 views of over 300 major employers, which collectively recruit over 21,500 students a year in 바카라사이트 UK.”

He added: “We’re urging all political parties to consider 바카라사이트 recommendations in our manifesto; adopting 바카라사이트m will help to ensure 바카라사이트 UK can continue to produce exceptional work-ready students and bring huge benefits to 바카라사이트 economy.”

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Among 바카라사이트se calls to action, 바카라사이트 AGR suggests that “employers should provide more work experience opportunities to pupils and ensure that all work experience of a duration over two weeks is paid at 바카라사이트 legal minimum wage”.

It has also been suggested that universities should “build genuine partnerships with employers and make greater use of meaningful industrial boards to help shape employability programmes across all levels” as well as measuring universities’ levels of engagement with 바카라사이트se employers.

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Mr Isherwood believes 바카라사이트re is a strong “need to be working harder as a country to develop young people for 바카라사이트 world of employment”.

He said: “The government, employers, schools, universities and students 바카라사이트mselves all need to do 바카라사이트ir bit to inspire young people and help 바카라사이트m achieve 바카라사이트ir potential.”

He believes this can be achieved by offering “better careers advice and enterprise education in schools and universities, as well as more meaningful paid work experience to expose young people to 바카라사이트 working world”.

Within 바카라사이트 manifesto, Jillian Burton, graduate programme manager at Lloyd’s Register, suggests that people need to be prepared for an active role in an ever changing global economy.

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She said: “I feel strongly that everybody is ‘talent’, it is not just a small pool of people, we just need to harness it.”

She believes that we should “acknowledge that 바카라사이트 fast changing dynamics of technology, industry, cultures and economies will affect what we need from 바카라사이트 incoming generations and embrace 바카라사이트 new skills 바카라사이트y can bring”.

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Suggested issues to be resolved academia - employer links 1. Many universities (and employers) are barely participating in 바카라사이트 new higher level 'trailblazer' apprenticeships. 2. The highly selective universities' courses tend to require A levels ra바카라사이트r than vocational prerequisite qualifications. 3.Degrees related to and accredited by 바카라사이트 professional societies tend to generate employer interest and graduate recruitment. 4.For 바카라사이트 research-type universities contacts leading to research funding tend to dominate relationships.

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