Abstract
Many scholars suggest that employability must be “re-envisioned” and better integrated within Higher Education and that authentic assessment has a role to play in this. To address this, GSM partnered with KONE, a multinational engineering firm, to increase employability amongst students through the use of live project. The project involved 150 final year students completing a credit-bearing assessment to meet a genuine business need for KONE. Pre and post-project semi structured interviews and surveys were used to measure students’ employability skills development. The research findings demonstrated a positive impact of commercial business involvement on the formation and development of a range of skills. However, the overall impact of the project on employability skills development was weaker than expected due to a number of factors, including the characteristics of the widening participation student body.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |
Event | The Forum for Access and Continuing Education : Closing the Gap: Bridges for Access and Lifelong Learning - University of South Wales, Treforest, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Jul 2015 → 3 Jul 2015 https://www.facebook.com/events/face-forum-for-access-and-continuing-education/face-2015-closing-the-gap-bridges-for-access-and-lifelong-learning/649157125176891/ |
Conference
Conference | The Forum for Access and Continuing Education |
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Abbreviated title | FACE 2015 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Treforest |
Period | 1/07/15 → 3/07/15 |
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Keywords
- Commercial Involvement
- KONE
- Authentic assessment
- Live project
- Widening participation