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Students better prepared for world of work |
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| Date: | 25/04/2008 |
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| Content: | Higher education institutions (HEIs) are making good progress in helping students become more employable says the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in an Outcomes from institutional audit paper published today. The paper reveals that an increasing focus is being placed on ensuring that students have the opportunity to acquire, as part of their programmes of study, a large range of skills relevant to employers. The paper shows a strong emphasis by many institutions on embedding employability skills in the curriculum and innovative approaches taken by some HEIs to develop links with local and regional business communities. It notes that such links can, in turn, lead to the further enhancement of measures to encourage employability. There is also good news for students undertaking placements, with the paper citing evidence of the kinds of support that HEIs are providing for students both before and after placements, as well as during the period that they are engaged in work-based learning. The increased use of virtual learning environments has also led to improved opportunities for students to remain in contact with their institution while they are on placement. |
| External: | http://www.qaa.ac.uk/news/media/pressReleases/24_Apr_2008.as… |