Research and resources

Report title	Author(s) and publication date
Access to Employability. Initiative that won the Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Support for Students	Richard Mendez, University of Leicester. 2009
Expenses-only engagements are illegal, say Employment Tribunals	The Media and Entertainment Union, November 2009
Internships that Work: a guide for employers	Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), 2009.
Optimizing learning simulation to support a quinary career development model	Betts, K., Lewis, M., Dressler, A., & Svensson, L. (2009). Optimizing learning simulation to support a quinary career development model. Asian-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 10(2), 99-119
The role of the undergraduate work placement in developingemployment competences: Results from a 5 year study ofemployers	Matthew Hall, Helen Higson and Nicola BullivantAston Business School, Birmingham, UK. 2009
Approaching Placement Extinction. Exploring the reasons why placement students are becoming a rare breed at the University of Central Lancashire. Work in progress	Francesca Walker & Maggie Ferguson, University of Central Lancashire. 2009
Survey: How are Higher Education Career Services Experiencing the Recession? Appendix: Top tips for students who are graduating in 2009	Kathrine Jensen and Holly Higgins, HECSU. 2009
Global Horizons: Recruiting international students and graduates from UK universities	Helen Connor and Richard Brown, The Council for Industry and Higher Education. July 2009
Why Work Experience Matters: This report highlights how useful work experience is for graduates and that not only does it allow them to aquire skills, knowledge and contacts, it also enables them to explore job roles, careers and their interests.	Kathrine Jensen and, HECSU. 2009
A good practice guide for placement and other Work-based learning opportunities in higher education	ASET Code of Practice vol 2. Editor: Dr. John Wilson, March 2009
The employment of graduates within small and medium sized firms in England	People, Place & Policy Online (2009): 3/1, pp. 1-15 Trevor Hart, Newcastle University and Paul Barratt University of Hull
Internships and National Minimum Wage - Frequently Asked Questions	The Department for Business Innovation and Skills. June 2009
Who does what in the skills system	Prepared by Steve Besley Edexcel, November 2008 version 1.0
Employing International Graduates- A brief guide for employers. Scotland	Agcas Scotland. 2008
A study of engineering placement students -The correlation between industrial placements and final degree results	Richard Mendez, Student Learning Centre, University of Leicester, September 2008
Monitoring quality in work - European employment strategy indicators and beyond	Lucie Davoine; Christine Erhel; Mathilde Guergoat-Lariviere International Labour Review, June 2008
Working class students and the career decision-making process: a qualititive study	PROP Putting research outcomes into practice 2008
Break-Out or Break-Up? - Implications of institutional employability strategies for the role and structure of university careers services.	PROP Putting research outcomes into practice 2008
Career pathways for graduates into the voluntary/community sector	PROP Putting research outcomes into practice 2008
Work Placement Toolkit: for students, universities and arts and cultural organisations	Professor Mustafa Ozbilgin and Dr Ahu Tatli. London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise, Feb 2008
Guidelines to work experience in the Television Industry	DTI / HM Revenue & Customs / Skillset 2007
Providing Work Placements for Disabled Students	Department for Education and Skills
How to choose an ethical employer	Rosemary Sainty, 2006 Career Ethics
Ethics and your employability	Rosemary Sainty, 2007 Career Ethics
Commercial Awareness: The Employer and Student Perspectives	B Gilworth & N Thambar 2006
Barriers to Work Placements in retail in the South East	HECSU & NCWE Nov 2006
CG Work Placement Report	City & Guilds October 2006
Learning Through Work Placements and Beyond	Dr. Brenda Little and Professor Lee Harvey, July 2006
A Contribution to the 'Employability' debate (abstract) and full version	Dr. Poppy Turner
Learning through Work Experience for the Knowledge Economy	Toni Griffiths and David Guile
Researching graduate careers seven years on - A classification of occupations for studying the graduate labour market	Peter Elias and Kate Purcell 2004
Work Experience Survey Results	National Council for Work Experience July 2003
NCWE Foundation Degree Report	National Council for Work Experience
Impact of Sandwich Placement	Lindsey Bowes and Lee Harvey 1999