Higher Education Inform
A Learning Consultancy Partnership Newsletter
 
 May 2014

This month we take a look at graduate employability. With the Graduate Employment Conference taking place later in the month, we interview the organiser to see how employability is changing in universities.

As students, parents and university managers take a closer look at employment outcomes so the whole issue of graduate employability has risen up the priority list for HEIs. 

Claire Walsh, managing partner, LCP  


The changing face of employability in universities   
How can universities put employability at the heart of all they do? We find out . . .

Recommended video
Students share their views on a range of employability issues including commercial awareness and how to stand out from the crowd. 

Useful learning links

 

Nick Freestone wants to put teaching centre stage
Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year Nick Freestone says lecturers need support in becoming better teachers.

The Learning Curve: Education and skills for life 
This Pearson report suggests that employability could become as important as learning for education policy makers.

Overworked and isolated - work pressure fuels mental illness in academia
Survey shows heavy workloads to blame for mental health problems among academics.

Higher education challenges post-2015 - UNESCO
Unequal access to university education is likely to persist in most countries globally despite concerted attempts to expand opportunities by 2030, according to a UNESCO paper on Education Post-2015.

The Complete University Guide league tables 2015
The latest rankings have just been published.



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