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Talent Management Division
Employability Employability & &
Access to the ProfessionsAccess to the Professions
Jonathan WalpoleParity Talent Management
22nd February 2012
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• Designing and delivering Student and Graduate Employability programmes;• Facilitated the employment and early career development of 10,000 graduates;• Sustainable Graduate level opportunities - Employability rate of 96% (Dec 2011);• Works in partnership with FE/HE, Govt Departments, SSCs, CoCs, LEPs, Councils, NAS etc;• Tailors to the real needs of businesses AND the development of students / graduates; • £15,000 average return on placements during 2011.
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Employability – The Challenge
• 82% of co’s said Employability Skills are the most important factor when recruiting Graduates (CBI/EDI Education & skills survey 2011);
• Over 2/3rds of employers want the development of Employability Skills made a top priority (CBI/EDI Education & skills survey 2011);
• ‘To improve my job opportunities’ – 79% of students - why they went to University (CBI/NUS survey - Working towards your future 2011);
• 70% of co’s want to see students doing more to prepare themselves to be effective in the workplace (CBI/EDI Education & skills survey 2011);
• Engagement with local industry and employers.
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The Impact• Student /Graduate:- 1 in 5 Graduates from 2010 failed to get a job last year (ONS Jan 2011);- 139,240 Graduates from 2010 are Under-Employed (ONS Jan 2011);- Burden of payment moved from taxpayer to individual / family.• University:- Burden of payment will lead to more discerning applicants;- Increased choice through evolvement of Studio Schools and UTCs.• Economy: - ‘66,080 Graduates from last year are not equipped with the employability skills they need for the workplace’ (CBI Report); - Skill shortages making succession planning impossible (SSC Report);- Impact of UK PLC in the global market place?
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Source: CBI/NUS survey - Working towards your future 2011
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What are employers saying...?
Employers report some notable shortfalls in graduates’ employability skills
Vast majority of graduates have many of these capabilities to some extent
Employers increasingly will be testing for these skills as part of their selection process
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HEIs’ response....
• Importance of employability varies from HEI to HEI;• Regional engagement with employers;• Offering high quality work placements or sandwich years within courses;• Building work-linked skills into the course design and delivery;• Developing a sense of the employability skills expected from graduates;• Helping students to demonstrate competencies at interview;• Offering formal accreditation of employability skills.
‘Over half the students we surveyed said the importance of employability skills has been explained to them’
‘Tutors on my course’ - response from 64% of students when asked who had explained the
importance Source: CBI / NUS survey – Working towards your future 2011
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GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED BY AND PAID BY SME FOR
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INDIVIDUAL COACHING FOR GRADUATE AND
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INDIVIDUAL COACHING FOR GRADUATE AND
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KEY OUTPUT = ACHIEVING BIP OBJECTIVES
KEY OUTPUT = ACHIEVING BIP OBJECTIVES
INTEGRATED SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS AND GRADUATE
INTEGRATED SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS AND GRADUATE
FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION AND
EVALUATION
FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION AND
EVALUATION
COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPERIENCE FOR THE GRADUATE
COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPERIENCE FOR THE GRADUATE
GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT % INCREASE FOR THE HEI
Typical Graduate Programme
GRADUATERECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT &
PROFILING
GRADUATERECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT &
PROFILING
TANGIBLE IMPACT AND MEASURABLE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENTS
LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
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For more information, please contact:
Jonathan [email protected]
07932 598 111
www.parity.net
