ERIC ED590486: Skills for Employment: What Are pdf

ERIC ED590486: Skills for Employment: What Are

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The Student Outcomes surveys include a series of questions that focus on the specific skills acquired by former students. Many of the skills are employability skills. The former students who responded to the Student Outcomes surveys were very likely to say their institutions helped them develop skills and that those skills were useful for employment. The skills that were rated highest varied by credential type, with the variation reflecting the focus of the studies. Respondents from apprenticeship programs gave their highest ratings to the skills most useful to performing trades occupations: using tools and equipment and using mathematics. Respondents from baccalaureate programs focused more on their academic experience, and gave their highest ratings to the abilities to analyse and think critically and learn independently. The respondents who graduated from diploma and certificate programs gave high ratings to most of the skills, but the abilities to read and comprehend materials (appropriate to the field of study) and to work effectively with others were at the top.

This reflects the focus of most diploma and certificate studies, which is to prepare students for work in a specific field. Data from these findings are presented in this fact sheet. [Information for this fact sheet came from the 2015 Apprenticeship Student Outcomes Survey; the 2015 Baccalaureate Graduates Survey; and the 2015 Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey. The BC Student Outcomes surveys are conducted with funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education, the participating British Columbia postsecondary institutions, and the Industry Training Authority

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2018
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Job Skills, Employment Potential, Skill Development, College Graduates, Credentials, Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Mathematics Skills, Critical Thinking, Independent Study, Reading Comprehension, Interpersonal Competence, Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education, Student Surveys, Foreign Countries

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