Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
Role of Private Sector in Linking Education & Employability
Reporting on IFC conference on private education, “Making Global Connections,” University World News http://test.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2012031514592545 offers glimpse of growing efforts to bridge employer needs for talent with innovative private sector education initiatives. The article states: Some “30% of employers globally say they do not find enough people… Continue Reading “Role of Private Sector in Linking Education & Employability”
Engineers Have an Edge in Global Marketplace
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Desktop/Engineers%20with%20a%20foreign%20language%20build%20global%20bridges%20-%20University%20World%20News.htm This recent post to University World News caught my attention: At the University of Rhode Island, their International Engineering Program [IEP] is designed to fully integrate international experience with their course of study. “The IEP’s model, unchanged since its inception 25 years ago,… Continue Reading “Engineers Have an Edge in Global Marketplace”
On the Practical Value of a College Education
Ipsos is a leading global market research company that published a study, How America Pays for College: Sallie Mae’s National Study of College Students and Parents – https://www1.salliemae.com/NR/rdonlyres/BAF36839-4913-456E-8883-ACD006B950A5/14952/HowAmericaPaysforCollege_2011.pdf – last August (only just learned of the report). Why am I commenting on this? I’ve believed that since the onset… Continue Reading “On the Practical Value of a College Education”
Study Abroad & Employment
Thanks to Nancy Ericksen, Assistant Director for Study Abroad, Trinity University for compiling this eclectic list of publications, blog posts and campus programs when recently polling NAFSA colleagues about resources on study abroad & employment [also see my article, “The Right Tool for the Job” in the… Continue Reading “Study Abroad & Employment”
U.S. Employers Need to Become Pro-active in Assisting Workers Upgrade Skills
This interesting study reveals that no matter how well prepared employees believe they are as a result of being hired, they cannot count on their employer to do a good job of providing on-the-job skills training which would create conditions for promotion and advancement.… Continue Reading “U.S. Employers Need to Become Pro-active in Assisting Workers Upgrade Skills”
QS 2011 Global Employer Survey: “How” They Value International Experience
I attended a fascinating and important session which discussed this incredibly large-scale survey of employers at recent AIEA conference in DC. You can read the full findings at: http://content.qs.com/qs/qs-global-employer-survey-2011.pdf There is a useful brief overview of past research – incomplete but representative – on… Continue Reading “QS 2011 Global Employer Survey: “How” They Value International Experience”
International Volunteer Service: Good Intentions Are Not Enough
This CHE Commentary is a useful summary of the challenges and obstacles of conceiving and implementing service-learning programs. As someone involved in the creation of the first nonprofit organization sponsoring S-L programs, the Partnership for Service-Learning, circa 1980, the issues addressed here are not new.… Continue Reading “International Volunteer Service: Good Intentions Are Not Enough”
US & Canadian Employers Value [selected…] UK Degrees
http://usablog.britishcouncil.org/?p=1068: from blogger for the British Council: The survey revealed that an overwhelming majority of hiring managers (73%!) view UK degrees as “the same or better than those earned in the US.” The same or better! That is a whole-hearted endorsement of a UK… Continue Reading “US & Canadian Employers Value [selected…] UK Degrees”
Canadian Community Colleges Successfully Lead to Employability
This article in the Washington post presents a stark contrast between our two nations with regard to the role of community colleges in preparing students for entry into the workforce: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/canadian-2-year-colleges-show-path-to-jobs/2012/01/25/gIQAkhtZaQ_story.html “Hugely popular for emphasizing practical skills that lead directly to careers, community colleges —… Continue Reading “Canadian Community Colleges Successfully Lead to Employability”
Book Review in International Educator
You can find my reviews in the International Educator magazine several times a year: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nafsa/ie_20120102/index.php#/22 . This one is on integrating study abroad into the curriculum. The book challenges the traditional orthodoxy that study abroad, in and of itself, completes a campus strategy for internationalization.
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