Employability references and resources


Work placements

Little, B & Harvey, L. (2006) 'Learning through work placements and beyond', HECSU/Higher Education Academy - www.hecsu.ac.uk/hecsu.rd/documents/Conferences%20and%20events/Work_based_learning_LH_BL.pdf

Scottish Funding Council (2004) 'Learning to Work', Edinburgh.

Scottish Funding Council (2006) 'Employability: Implementation plan for Learning to Work', Edinburgh.


International perspectives

Council for Industry in Higher Education (2006) 'International competitiveness: Businesses working with UK universities' - www.cihe-uk.com/docs/PUBS/0605ICSummary.pdf

DfES (2004) 'Putting the world into world class education' - http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/1077-2004GIF-EN-01.pdf

Little, B et al (2003) 'International perspectives on employability' - www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/resources/resourcedatabase/id524_international_perspectives_on_employability.doc 


Useful websites

Dickon Copsey's Mahara homepage - http://portfolio.gla.ac.uk/view/view.php?id=654

Enhancing Graduate Employability Project website - www.enhancingemployability.org.uk

Higher Education Subject Centre for HLST website - www.hlst.heacademy.ac.uk



Employability

Bell, S. (2010) 'Resource Guide for Enhancing Employability through Developing Reflective Practice with First Year Students', Quality Enhancement Themes Conference, March 2010, Heriot Watt University.

Bright Futures (2010) 'A degree is not enough', http://www.brightfuturesresourcing.com/degree-is-not-enough/

Scottish Funding Council (2006) 'Circular SFC/12/2006: Employability: Implementation Plan for Learning to Work'

Scottish Funding Council (2008) 'Learning to Work Two – developing the Council's employability'

Scottish Funding Council (2009) 'Learning to Work Two - developing the Council's employability strategy: consultation outcomes, action plan and invitation to develop proposals'

Yorke, M. & Knight, P. (2006) 'Employability and higher education: what it is -what it is not'. In: ACADEMY, H. E. (ed.) Learning and Employability Series.


Graduate Prospects

Archer, W. & Davison, J. (2010) 'Graduate Employability: What do employers think and want?', London, CIHE

Council for Industry in Higher Education (2010) 'Talent Fishing: What Businesses Want from Postgraduates', London, CIHE

Connor, H. & Brown, R. (2009) 'The Value of Graduates and Postgraduates', London, CIHE

High Fliers Research (2009). The Graduate Market in 2009', London, High Fliers Research LTD: 34

High Fliers Research (2010) 'The Graduate Market in 2010', London, High Fliers Research LTD: 40

Scottish Funding Council (2006). Circular SFC/82/2006: Employability: strategic funding for HEIs. 22 December 2006 - Circular SFC/82/2006. SFC/82/2006: 5

Scottish Funding Council (2008). 'Class of 2007: A longitudinal study', Scottish Funding Council