...Paula Musuva Purpose The purpose of this review is to quantify patterns on how digital skills relate to youth employment in Africa through a structured narrative synthesis. Africa’s youthful population is growing rapidly, with the rate of youth unemployment exceeding global averages. Digital...

...Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of COVID-19 on South Asian graduates’ employment experiences in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative exploratory research approach was adopted with in-depth semi-structured interviews with 20...

...Ling Luo; Hong Ji; Shu-Ning Chen; Xin Chen Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the competency characteristics required for the employment of master’s degree students in educational technology. Design/methodology/approach A combined qualitative and quantitative method was used...

...Elif Alp; Oğuz Karadeniz; Atalay Çağlar; Emel İslamoğlu Purpose This study aids to examine the impact of extending the internship period on the transition from school to work of vocational school of higher education graduates and subsequent employment outcomes. Design/methodology/approach...

...Vidmantas Tūtlys; Ilze Buligina; Juris Dzelme; Genutė Gedvilienė; Krista Loogma; Biruta Sloka; Tarja Irene Tikkanen; Ginta Tora; Lina Vaitkutė; Terje Valjataga; Meril Ümarik Purpose The paper seeks to disclose the features and implications of the neoliberal VET and employment policy agendas...

.... Themes were analysed through collective coding and scoring. Size effects were calculated. Findings Three expected outcomes: psychological, technical and (re) employment. The most frequent and significant results are found in psychological. The review could not find consistent results in effectiveness...

...Nita Chhinzer; Jinuk Oh Purpose This study explores employer perspectives regarding barriers to and responsibility for the workforce integration of skilled immigrants. Specifically, this study assesses employer perceptions of how influential various barriers are to the integration of self...

...Sumaira Chamadia; Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik Purpose The major objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of the technical and vocational training courses imparted to generate employment or enhance the productivity of participants. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted...

...Pamela L. Bozeman; Daniel W. Eadens Purpose As young people are seeking degrees that will help them with employment and as universities seek ways to increase enrollment and retention, the emphasis of the value of higher education has emerged as an important aspect in achieving these goals...

...Sílvia Monteiro; Maria do Céu Taveira; Leandro Almeida Purpose In a socioeconomic context that is undergoing continuous change, career adaptability emerges as a central construct for understanding the employability of graduates. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to analyze intra...

.... Design/methodology/approach Graduates of professional psychology and teaching programs from three Chilean universities responded to a questionnaire asking their perception of different aspects of their degree program and experiences in their first employment. The three universities differ significantly...

... at: Kelly.Schmidtke@wbs.ac.uk 06 10 2016 11 06 2017 23 06 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Employment Training Human capital Behavioural economics Skills Conditionality in Great Britain’s benefits system aims...

...Dean Roepen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore non-technical skills from the perspective of Australian business graduates who had recently made the transition from higher education into full-time employment. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods approach was applied through...

...Stephen McMurray; Matthew Dutton; Ronald McQuaid; Alec Richard Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on research carried out with employers to determine demand for business and management skills in the Scottish workforce. Design/methodology/approach – The research used...

...David J. Finch; Leah K. Hamilton; Riley Baldwin; Mark Zehner Purpose The current study was conducted to increase our understanding of factors that influence the employability of university graduates. Through the use of both qualitative and quantitative approaches, the paper explores the relative...

... availability of employment opportunities moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents. Design/methodology/approach The sample for this study consists of 276 military officers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine who transferred into the reserve and undertook a retraining...

...Vassilis Kostoglou; Michael Vassilakopoulos; Christos Koilias Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on a thorough comparison of the broader specialties and subspecialties provided by Greek higher technological education, regarding the employment status and the vocational prospects...

...John Goodwin; Henrietta O'Connor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the key themes in the area of the impact of demographic change on young workers and older workers in relation to education, skills and employment, as discussed in the papers included in this section. The authors...

...Alex Avramenko Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce an approach to business simulation with less dependence on business simulation software to provide innovative work experience within a programme of study, to boost students’ confidence and employability. Design/methodology...

..., produced by the Italian National Statistical Office, by interviewing about 85,000 graduate and non‐graduate individuals aged 15‐29 in transition between five labour market states: standard wage employment; non‐standard wage employment; self‐employment; unemployment; inactivity. From these data, an average...