Analysis of the Graduate Employability at the Labour Market

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Analysis of the Graduate Employability at the Labour Market

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Universities have been requested to assure production of "employable" graduates in connection with significant changes at the labor market and in the academic sector. Employability also tends to be one of the criteria for allocation of financial resources in the academic sector. The aim of the paper is analysis of the labour market and finding of causes of failure in employment and graduate employability of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic) in practice. Results will serve to management as a strategic tool for decision-making in the areas of innovation and optimization of educational programs. To determine the theoretical background a secondary research based on review of domestic and foreign studies was used. In order to acquire primary data, in the practical part there was a questionnaire survey applied and realization of personal interviews with employers and another interested subjects. There was low graduate employability found by the questionnaire survey, especially in wood processing study programs. The reason is incompatibility of education with needs of wood processing operations. Potential employers require graduates to be significantly better prepared, especially regarding practical skills. A majority of potential employers of graduates of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University in Brno is willing to offer work internships and short-term practice.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Analysis of the Graduate Employability at the Labour Market

Popis výsledku anglicky

Universities have been requested to assure production of "employable" graduates in connection with significant changes at the labor market and in the academic sector. Employability also tends to be one of the criteria for allocation of financial resources in the academic sector. The aim of the paper is analysis of the labour market and finding of causes of failure in employment and graduate employability of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic) in practice. Results will serve to management as a strategic tool for decision-making in the areas of innovation and optimization of educational programs. To determine the theoretical background a secondary research based on review of domestic and foreign studies was used. In order to acquire primary data, in the practical part there was a questionnaire survey applied and realization of personal interviews with employers and another interested subjects. There was low graduate employability found by the questionnaire survey, especially in wood processing study programs. The reason is incompatibility of education with needs of wood processing operations. Potential employers require graduates to be significantly better prepared, especially regarding practical skills. A majority of potential employers of graduates of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University in Brno is willing to offer work internships and short-term practice.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

GK - Lesnictví

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

The European Proceedings of Social &amp; Behavioural Sciences

ISBN

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ISSN

2357-1330

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

203-215

Název nakladatele

Future Academy

Místo vydání

Londýn

Místo konání akce

Rhodos

Datum konání akce

10. 10. 2016

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000390872300021