ERIC Number: EJ1153888
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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The Early Career Paths of UK-Educated Intra-European Mobile Graduates
Behle, Heike
Journal of Further and Higher Education, v41 n6 p802-816 2017
Students and graduates alike are encouraged to enhance their skills and knowledge by moving to a different European country as both national governments and European institutions anticipate individual skill gains, closer European networks and a boost to national economies as a result. Using data from a longitudinal survey, this paper follows UK-educated intra-European mobile graduates from undergraduate courses into employment, further study or other activities, and compares their early pathway with graduates who remained in the UK (UK stayer). UK-educated mobile graduates are divided into three groups according to their residency and location after their undergraduate course: UK nationals moving to a different European country (UK movers); nationals of other European countries returning to their home country (returners); and nationals of other European countries moving to a third European country (other mobile graduates). Empirical findings show that mobility for UK movers is mainly employment-driven whilst mobility of returners and other mobile graduates is education-driven. However, if employed, UK-educated mobile graduates are more likely to work in skill-appropriate occupations compared to UK stayers. The transition to either employment or further study of most UK-educated mobile graduates does not take longer compared to UK stayers.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Entry Workers, Career Development, Student Mobility, Occupational Mobility, Overseas Employment, Job Skills, Study Abroad, Employment Potential, Skilled Workers, Unemployment, Human Capital, Transfer of Training, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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