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S. Dumas Reyssier; R. Chaker – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Internationalisation is seen as one of the means of enabling engineering students to acquire skills and attitudes and also promote their employability. In this study, we investigate the effects of a six-month internship abroad on self-perceived employability, by (1) observing the global effect of the internship abroad on factors related to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Study Abroad, Internship Programs, College Students
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Zinkunegi-Goitia, Olatz; Rekalde-Rodríguez, Itziar – Education Sciences, 2022
The Council of the European Union recalls that higher education plays a fundamental role in shaping the future of Europe. Therefore, curricula are required to take into account the competences demanded by the job market so that future workers can effectively undertake their professional activities and form part of an active, responsible,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Sustainability, Employment Qualifications
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Kövesi, Klara; Kálmán, Anikó – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
The purpose of this article is to explore graduate engineering students' perception of their employability perspectives, strategy and the skills and competencies they require for their career. We have applied qualitative methodology to obtain a better understanding of the students' transition from studies to professional life and conducted 28…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential
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Kiczkowiak, Marek – TESL-EJ, 2020
Little is known about recruiters' attitudes to hiring 'native' and 'non-native speakers', or the factors which might influence their potential preference for the former group. Of the four studies conducted thus far, three were carried out in the US or the UK, and are over a decade old (Clark & Paran, 2007; Mahboob et al., 2004; Moussu, 2006).…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Employer Attitudes, Native Speakers, Language Proficiency
Froissart, Catherine; And Others – 1995
A field survey examined the vocational guidance needs of two groups of people 25 years or younger in France: youths undergoing initial training in vocational-technical education (VTE) and young job seekers who are potential candidates for achieving level V vocational qualifications. Interviews were conducted with youths from two different regions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Objectives
Manning, Sabine, Ed.; Raffe, David, Ed. – 2000
These 24 papers represent the proceedings of a program presented by the research network on vocational education and training (VET). They include "School-Arranged or Market-Governed Workplace Training?" (Ulla Arnell-Gustafsson); "Prospects for Mutual Learning and Transnational Transfer of Innovative Practice in European VET"…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Courseware, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Department for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2002
This document consists of a consultation paper on extending opportunities and raising standards in the 14-19 phase of England's educational system and the Learning Skills Development Agency's (LSDA's) response to the consultation paper. The consultation argues that the existing 14-19 system fails large numbers of young people and values only a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies