03 September 2010
 

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
Approaching Placement Extinction. Exploring the reasons why placement students are becoming a rare breed at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN).
Work In Progress
Francesca Walker & Maggie Ferguson, University of Central Lancashire. 2009
Internships that work. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have developed a guide for employers who are looking to create and implement an internship CIPD, 2009
Expenses-only engagements are illegal, say Employment Tribunals The Media and Entertainment Union, November 2009
The role of the undergraduate work placement in developing
employment competences: Results from a 5 year study of
employers
Matthew Hall, Helen Higson and Nicola Bullivant
Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK. 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 The Council for Industry and Higher Education
Helen Connor and Richard Brown, 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 acquire skills, knowledge and contacts it also enables them to explore job roles, careers and their interests. Kathrine Jensen, HECSU. 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
Intern Compensation - Is Your Program In Compliance With Federal Law? Intern Bridge 2009, American based research company
Internships and National Minimum Wage– Frequently Asked Questions

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills -June 2009

A good practice guide for placement and other Work-based learning opportunities in higher education People, Place & Policy Online (2009): 3/1, pp. 1-15 Trevor Hart, Newcastle University and Paul Barratt University of Hull
A good practice guide for placement and other Work-based learning opportunities in Higher Education Asset Code of Practice vol 2. Editor: Dr. John Wilson, March 2009
Who does what in the skills system? Prepared by Steve Besley, Edexcel, November 2008 version 1.0
The correlation between industrial placements and final degree results: A study of engineering placement students 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
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) 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
 

 
 

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