...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...

...Megha Mohan; Pooja Sharma; Leo Paul Dana Purpose This study intends to promote social sustainability by addressing the shifting skill expectations for recent graduates in response to changing employer demands within the industry 5.0 framework. It tries to identify the best combination of socially...

...Sofy Carayannopoulos; Vesna Damnjanovic Purpose Case competitions are growing in popularity, in part because they are believed to build the skills and employment opportunities that higher education institutions are struggling to provide. We add to the nascent research on case competitions...

...Emilia Kmiotek-Meier; Tonia Rossié; Konstantin Canora Purpose Our work adds to the debate regarding higher education graduates’ skills required in the labour market in Germany and beyond. Design/methodology/approach Using Q-methodology and the accompanying narrations, we explore German...

..., themes and discussions from the thematic analysis. Interviewees highlighted that demand for DT skills largely depends on the role and type of project. Further, interviewees revealed that they were aware of some of the Industry 4.0 DTs, although they were unable to use them because they were...

... through internship processes. For example, the objective of the internship and clarity of instructions will only have a positive effect if there is relevant support from the supervisor at the employing company and if the student can use the knowledge and skills gained at university. Research...

... pathways for upskilling, product and process innovation and cross sector employment. Originality/value Through the ecosystem level case approach, multiple stakeholder perspectives provide triangulated insights into advanced manufacturer's education, skills and training strategies, uncovering four...

..., universities, government, industry, high schools and private training providers. Pedagogy emphasises the vital importance of infusing curriculum with digital and technology skills and capabilities, alongside innovative and experiential delivery modes including simulated environments, online learning...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Entrepreneurship Competencies Skills Deliberate practice Enterprising Entrepreneurial Training Entrepreneurship education Entrepreneurship has become...

...Cameron J. Forrest; Tasman Swanton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a measure of soft skills suitable for use in a large survey of Australian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted with N = 4,704 Australians aged 15–19 over 2 years. Principal...

... in programme design and delivery. Findings What emerges from this study is that the manufacturing industry needs skills at three distinct levels. The authors define and classify the skill requirements at entry, competent and expert level. The authors place an emphasis on upskilling as an aid to movement...

...Linda Anne Barkas; Jonathan Matthew Scott; Karen Hadley; Yvonne Dixon-Todd Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine the role of social capital and higher order meta-skills in developing the employability of marketing students at a UK university. Design/methodology/approach...

... several skills an entrepreneur requires to operate their business and the purpose of this paper is to examine if the training and support necessary for entrepreneurship to occur within ethnic communities exists in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach This study was carried out among established ethnic...

...Anthony M. Baird; Satyanarayana Parayitam Purpose Higher education institutions play an important role in the economic growth of any country, through skills and productivity of their graduates. Employers have some expectations about the skills the graduates possess when they graduate out...

...Michael Tomlinson Purpose In the context of far-reaching changes in higher education and the labour market, there has been extensive discussion on what constitutes graduate employability and what shapes graduates’ labour market outcomes. Many of these discussions are based on skills-centred...

...Professor Harry Matlay; Mario Rosique-Blasco; Antonia Madrid-Guijarro; Domingo García-Pérez-de-Lema Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how entrepreneurial skills (such as creativity, proactivity and risk tolerance) and socio-cultural factors (such as role model and businessman...

.... The qualitative approach was 29 semi-structured interviews with teachers and nine principals/head teachers. Findings – The findings suggest that there was strong endorsement by the teachers of the benefits accruing to students in all three areas of knowledge, skills and attitudes. This clearly reinforces...

...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...

...Anna Faherty Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of using summative peer assessment to develop enterprise skills within higher education. Design/methodology/approach – An empirical investigation analysing students own perceptions of the peer assessment process...

...Ruhanita Maelah; Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed; Rosiati Ramli; Aini Aman Purpose – This study utilises an internship framework to justify the need for feedback from all three groups of internship stakeholders. The purpose of this paper is to determine the benefits, skills, and outcomes students...