Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: The study compares how work-integrated learning (WIL) placement positioning, duration, assessment strategies and environment at three Southern African universities influence engineering students' academic and employability outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: The study used a qualitative …
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: The current study intends to synthesise the prior studies on employability skills among work-ready professionals in higher education through bibliometric and network visualisation tools. This study also identifies the gaps in the existing literature that still need to be filled and maps the…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: Within the umbrella of technology and vocational education (TVET), technology or technical education in higher institutions of learning is obligated to produce the required manpower needed in the industry. Thus, it is pertinent to explore the interaction between the industry and higher educ…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: Utilizing the Social Cognitive Theory framework, this research aims to illuminate how self-efficacy acts as a mediating factor, enhancing employability among working university students by fostering essential capabilities in digital leadership and intercultural competence. Design/methodolog…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: Drawing on a theoretical framework of sustainable career ecosystem theory, our paper aims to consider how domestic and international postgraduates can enhance their employability through participation in a landscape of practice. Design/methodology/approach: The study employed an exploratory…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between organizational social capital, university image, perceived employability and career satisfaction of information technology (IT) professionals. It also aims to investigate the moderating effects of diverse age groups of IT professionals on …
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of knowledge and skills acquisition from youth leadership programs on the extent of training transfer. Additionally, it explores the role of self-esteem as a potential intervening mechanism in linking the acquired knowledge and skills to the transfer of…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: The job satisfaction of university graduates can serve as an indicator of success in their professional development. At the same time, it can be a measure of higher education systems’ effectiveness. The purpose is to assess the relationship of university graduates’ socio-demographic charact…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: To avoid indecisiveness and a lack of direction in making a successful career transition, it may be necessary to modify the career transition process through career mentorship (CM). The study aims to investigate career adaptability as pathways through which CM is related to trainees’ career…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect of the reflective practice of business students on how it helps to develop their employability skills through various university strategies. Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a simple random sample to select undergr…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: Utilizing datasets of Ecuador, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Peru from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies survey from 2017 to 2018, this study aimed to develop and validate a profile indicating core workplace skills in developing countries. Design/methodo…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between career competencies and job search self-efficacy via the serial multiple mediation effect of career adaptability and self-perceived employability within multiple theoretical frameworks. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts a cro…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This study aimed to develop an adapted collaborative governance model for aviation human resource development in Indonesia's approved training organisations (ATO), considering the expected changes in the industry due to advanced technologies. The model, based on Ansell and Gash's approach, …
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This study aims to examine the effects of vocational training programs for people with disabilities on their income. Design/methodology/approach: It conducted a multinomial regression analysis of 10,469 survey responses from 31 provincial administrative areas in mainland China. Findings: It…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This study is to examine and develop sector skills strategies and action plans for the textile and apparel (T&A) sector. Design/methodology/approach: The paper used a participatory action qualitative method anchored on the Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) framework, util…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2024)
Purpose: This article aims to provide a deeper understanding of the challenges clinical supervisors’ experience when supervising students’ professional learning in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 healthcare professionals, who are experienced …
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2023)
Purpose: The Covid-19 pandemic closed most educational institutions covering all world and academic calendars are threatened. In this situation keeping academic activities live, most institutions adopted learning via online platforms. However, the question about online learning effectiveness especia…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2023)
Purpose: This study examines the competencies delineated by the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) in Canada and explores the gap between what universities provide, represented by the students' confidence in the knowledge acquired—and what the accounting profession in Canada requires and deems…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2023)
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of green image on student loyalty and to present a conceptual framework aimed at retaining current students and attracting new ones in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: After review of prior studies using green image to predict customer…
Published:Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
(2023)
Purpose: This research aims to analyze the impact of work engagement, organization culture and leader-member exchange (LMX) on an intern’s intention to join the organization during the e-internship. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced interns and organizations to undertake the way internships. Internsh…
