Opening the Black-Box of Graduates' Horizontal Skills: Diverging Labour Market Outcomes in Italy

Autor/inn/en	Cattani, Luca; Pedrini, Giulio
Titel	Opening the Black-Box of Graduates' Horizontal Skills: Diverging Labour Market Outcomes in Italy
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 46 (2021) 11, S.2387-2404 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cattani, Luca)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2020.1723527
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Education Work Relationship; Soft Skills; Employment; Communication Skills; Job Skills; Labor Market; Outcomes of Education; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Dienstverhältnis; Kommunikationsstil; Produktive Fertigkeit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Italien
Abstract	This paper assesses labour market outcomes associated with the acquisition of different graduate competences in the Italian labour markets particularly focusing on 'soft skills' developed during HE programs. By using a classification of graduate jobs that distinguishes between different horizontal skills, namley managerial and communication skills, the paper conducts an empirical analysis of the benefits of being employed in such occupations having completed a degree program. These benefits are assessed across time, referring to the period following the crisis and to most recent available data. Results show that only 'communication' skills provide higher benefits than discipline-related skills. Moreover, the higher education system seems not to provide higher education graduates with distinctive 'managerial' competences compared to non-graduate workers suggesting that these types of social skills can be developed through alternative learning paths, such as work-based experience or other extra-curricular activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01