This book reports on the findings from a research study of vocational and higher education graduates’ employability challenges. The nature and extent of these challenges, their underlying causes, and effective strategies to address the problems in this area are all analysed from a multiple-stakeholder paradigm. The primary focus of the book is on governments; secondary, vocational, and higher education systems; and industry employers - rather than graduates themselves - in order to highlight the policy and strategy implications for governments, industry and educational systems. Readers will acquire comprehensive information on the nature and extent of graduate employability in terms of country-specific challenges, together with a deeper understanding of their complex causes, and the inter-relatedness between governments, educational systems, industry sectors, and potential employers. They will also be provided with a broad range of stakeholder strategiesdesigned to effectively address these challenges within integrated national and regional approaches.
Offers evidence-based guidelines for the revision of vocational and higher education programs to ensure the employability of their graduates
Presents cross-regional research findings that can influence government labour market strategies and policies
Highlights the most appropriate approaches to the employability challenges for all stakeholders
Offers evidence-based guidelines for the revision of vocational and higher education programs to ensure the employability of their graduates Presents cross-regional research findings that can influence government labour market strategies and policies Highlights the most appropriate approaches to the employability challenges for all stakeholders
Subas Dhakal
graduate employability graduate work-readiness educational institutions educational systems labour market fourth industrial revolution 4IR human resource planning stakeholder theory education planning training policy labour market transition personality resources intellectual resources meta-skill resources