Jo Ives, Deputy Director 5th World Bank Interna:onal Conference on Ter:ary Educa:on in the MENA May 2016

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1 Developing and Implemen/ng an Ins/tu/onal Employability Strategy for the 21 st Century, in a Modern Civic University: Liverpool John Moores University Case Study Jo Ives, Deputy Director 5th World Bank Interna:onal Conference on Ter:ary Educa:on in the MENA May 2016

2 Themes Employability and the Future The Liverpool John Moores model Developing Partnerships Iden:fying Success Factors for employability

3 Job or Employability? Job a paid posi:on of regular employment (Google) Employability a set of achievements skills, understandings and personal atributes that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupa:ons, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy. Professor Mantz Yorke (2004) 'Employability in Higher Education: what it is - what it is not', Higher Education Academy/ ESECT

4 Future Future Employability? Employability? Disrup/ve technologies robo/cs, ar/ficial intelligence, 3d prin/ng mobile network oriented project based technology intensive flexible Individual responsibility & self-management agility/resilience/embrace change ICT & ini/a/ve Essen/al to blend of technical domain & sorer collabora/ve skills Social Capital Networks, family Cultural Capital Arts, sports, clubs Intellectual Capital Relevant qualifica/ons Skills Capital Must-have avributes Tac/cal Capital Knowledge tool-box Con/nuous adap/on of skill-sets interconnected & collabora/ve virtual cultural sensi/vity - boundary spanner Convergent technologies = interdisciplinary domain knowledge required

5 Future Employability? Disrup/ve technologies Robo/cs ar/ficial intelligence 3d prin/ng mobile network oriented project based technology intensive flexible Individual responsibility & self-management agility resilience embrace change ICT ini/a/ve Essen/al to blend of technical domain & sorer collabora/ve skills Social Capital Networks, family Cultural Capital Arts, sports, clubs Intellectual Capital Relevant qualifica/ons Skills Capital Must-have avributes Tac/cal Capital Knowledge tool-box Con/nuous adap/on of skill-sets interconnected & collabora/ve virtual cultural sensi/vity - boundary spanner Convergent technologies = interdisciplinary domain knowledge required

6 Self-Awareness Opportunity Awareness Decision Making Transi/on Awareness Maturity & Energy to act Career Me.com Development Student Engagement 1,000 Days to Make a Difference! Me, Us, Them

7 What is the role of universi:es in developing this employability agenda? HEIs are the key influencers /drivers and increasingly across the world are developing their undergraduate provision to support the broader agenda of employability not just knowledge transfer HEIs can play pivotal role in bringing all stakeholders together and work at local, regional and na:onal level to create effec:ve employability models

8 In the UK universi:es recognise the need to ensure the supply of high level skills appropriate to changing local, na:onal and interna:onal labour market needs

9 KPIs, league tables, ROI. Nice to have Must have impera:ve.a strategic

10 One aspect of any successful employability provision is engaging stakeholders and building partnerships......working together

11 WORLD OF WORK PROGRAMME

12 Employer Feedback: A degree is not enough Lord Digby Jones

13 The reality is over 400,000 students now graduate in the UK every year Put simply That s at approx. 50 applicants for every graduate job

14 CBI - Ready to Grow: Business Priori:es for Educa:on and Skills

15 WORLD OF WORK SKILLS PROGRAMME Labour market matching model Designed, Developed and Delivered with Employer and Student Partners

16 A small selec:on of employers working with LJMU to support students employability

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18 The Cer/ficate process allows the students to reflect upon and ar/culate evidence of their altudes and behaviours Self Awareness (Bronze)** Organisa/onal Awareness (Silver) Their ability to Make Things Happen (Gold) ** compulsory in all curriculum

19 Employer: Partners

20 Explain what you want from a graduate Youtube.com/LJMUWOW

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22 Alumni: partners

23 Student: partners

24 Academic Staff: partners Personal Tutor Guide

25 Summary Major strategic commitment and challenge for ins:tu:on Designed and delivered with employer partners Not bolt-on Three inter-related elements in all curriculum Graduate skills, Work related learning/experience, World of Work skills/avributes Also provide expert transi/onal support careers educa/on, informa/on, advice and guidance World of Work Careers Centre and Zones/Hubs Professionally developed resources

26 Interview Prac:ce sessions (IPS) Careers webinars GoinGlobal One-to one-appointments Careers Zones MyJobs&Placements website Careers workshops and employer events E-Guidance system Career Mini Guides School-Specific Career Planning Guides Career Insights

27 Cri:cal Success Factors Curriculum Development Factors Ins/tu/onal Management Factors Graduate Employability Engagement and Partnership factors Careers Informa/on Advice and Guidance Factors

28 Highest % of graduates in graduate level jobs in 7 years Decrease % in unemployment (7th successive year) 94% positive outcomes (work or study) Improved ranking UK university in Sunday Times University League Table 10,000 students engaged in skills certificate in 2014/15 QAA Institutional Review March 2016

29 QAA review March 2016 support for employability is extensive, well coordinated and effec/ve. Staff at all levels show a strong commitment to the University's mission.. The World of Work Skills Cer:ficate is well established with the Bronze level embedded in the curriculum for undergraduate students. Programme teams set out in their programme evalua:on documenta:on how they will address employability the University takes a well-designed holis:c approach to enabling student development with an emphasis on students, academic and professional services staff, employers and alumni working in partnership. The University's integrated approach to employability that enables students to beter develop their graduate poten:al is good prac/ce.

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31 KPIs, league tables, ROI. Nice to have Must have.a strategic impera:ve

32 1. Institutional Management Factors

33 2. Careers Information, Advice and Guidance

34 3. Engagement and Partnership

35 4. Curriculum Development