What Makes Better Career Opportunities for Young Graduates? Examining Acquired Employability Skills in Higher Education Institutions

Autor/inn/en	Ng, Peggy M. L.; Chan, Jason K. Y.; Wut, Tai Ming; Lo, Man Fung; Szeto, Irene
Titel	What Makes Better Career Opportunities for Young Graduates? Examining Acquired Employability Skills in Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 63 (2021) 6, S.852-871 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ng, Peggy M. L.) ORCID (Chan, Jason K. Y.) ORCID (Wut, Tai Ming) ORCID (Lo, Man Fung)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-08-2020-0231
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Employment Potential; Job Skills; Entrepreneurship; Professional Development; Teamwork; Self Management; Communication Skills; Problem Solving; Work Experience Programs; Education Work Relationship; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Unternehmungsgeist; Selbstmanagement; Kommunikationsstil; Problemlösen; Hongkong
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model to examine key employability skills that match workplace requirements and foster employability. Design/methodology/approach: This research comprises a cross-sectional study from self-financing institutions in Hong Kong. The current study adopted structural equation modeling to examine key employability skills that match workplace requirements and foster employability. Findings: Based on the empirical findings, the acquired employability skills of young graduates are entrepreneurship, professional development, work with others, self-management, communication and problem solving. Moreover, higher education institutions should work closely with industry stakeholders to get employers engaged with the work-integrating learning (WIL) programs and subsequently equip young graduates for better employability opportunities. In connection with employer engagement, employability skills of communication, problem solving and self-management would be improved. Furthermore, entrepreneurship and problem-solving skills could further be developed for young graduating students working in SME organizations during WIL. Originality/value: As a notable gap exists in the current literature to examine young graduates' key employability skills in the context and content of Hong Kong self-financing tertiary education, this research explores key employability skills of self-financed young graduates and the relative importance of employability skills across company size using a quantitative approach. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01