Graduateness in the Delivery of Employer Training

Status:: Currently active
Completion Date:: Thursday, 31st Dec 2009 (Expected)
LLN:: Cheshire & Warrington LLN

Description:

This research looks at ‘Graduateness’ in the delivery of Employer training. The recent increase in the development of short programmes at HE Level for delivery to employees has raised several issues. Research suggests that:

• The smaller the size of the award, the greater the tendency to specify and deliver a programme of study that focuses disproportionately on subject mastery.

• A range of higher level employability skills are required for the success of employer training.

• Higher Education procedures require short programmes to meet the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) requirements for academic rigour.

• Short learning bytes designed for employers need to build into a coherent substantial award.

Project Activity

• Establishing relevant graduate and employability skills
• Developing a skills profile for use in programme development
• Piloting a profile in the development of employer short awards

Outcomes:

A graduateness / employability skills profile
A report on the piloting of the profile in programme development

Correlations between Employability Skills and Graduateness.
The CBI suggests that the links between employability skills and graduateness are transferable qualities in the areas of skills, knowledge and attitudes.

For further information: http://www.lifelongcw.org