Employers’ perception of graduate employability
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
Youth employability
Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work, and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.
Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market.
Research papers
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
Statistical information
Data produced by the international organizations and countries on trends in skills provision, demand, and employment outcomes to help inform policy-making and monitoring processes.
In addition to identifying the background of the higher education graduates currently recruited in the surveyed countries, this Flash survey covered:
• the importance of various skills and abilities required by graduates
• the levels of satisfaction as to whether or not graduates have these skills
• which levels of graduate education are best suited to fill vacant positions
• the factors that influence the level of graduate recruitment
• the importance of educational institutions’ reputation
• the amount and type of training given to graduates
• the numbers of graduates recruited from abroad and the reasons why such graduates are hired
• the major challenges that companies face in hiring graduates
• the amount and type of cooperation between companies and educational institutions
• views on how graduates could be made more employable.
Employability
Job matching
School-to-work transition
Europe and Central Asia
