Employer Engagement. The Contractor shall identify and cultivate employment opportunities and ongoing relationships with a wide range of employers with a special focus on helping program participants find and keep work while meeting the hiring needs of employers in the competitive labor market.
Employer Engagement. Contractor will provide supply-side (job seeker) services and activities that address the hiring needs of employers. Supply-side services and activities will be provided in accordance with the ACWDB ISOF criteria.
Employer Engagement. The Training Provider shall assess the College employer engagement function and develop an employer engagement office if one does not already exist. This function should include a formal outreach process to local employers with the goal of providing information on the College, building relationships, creating official on-the-job training programs, and encouraging local employers to hire graduates from the College. The employer engagement office should also help organise trainee site visits to local employers to allow trainees to develop relationships and observe potential careers first- hand.
Employer Engagement. The College has had a developed approach to employer engagement for a number of years which has supported the design of programmes for learners. These may be programmes specifically designed for an employer’s needs or may influence full time mainstream provision. Examples include: • Employer devised design briefs for digital media courses; • Catering and hospitality briefs and competitions initiated by employers;
Employer Engagement. The newly established Employer Engagement Unit will provide a cohesive structure for employers to access and avail of services. The unit’s role will include the active promotion of CDETB’s training and education programmes including pre-entry level and upskilling of current employees, identifying skills gaps, training needs and developing solutions for employers in specific industry sectors, including traineeships and apprenticeships. The Unit will support our Colleges and Training Centres as they develop and expand their interaction with industry and will in tandem engage with employer representative bodies to identity key areas for the provision of education and training. It will play a lead role in implementing the new Employee Development Policy Framework. Specific activities will include: ― Increasing engagement with industry and academic experts to achieve a sharper focus on skills and training outcomes and to identify opportunities for upskilling employed. ― Supporting the delivery of employer days at regional and local level ― Ensuring that employers can identify with and contribute to the process of specific programme development in collaboration with CDETB. ― Building on our experience of delivering the national Skill ETB which supports Healthcare skills & training in the community to further develop responses to upskill people in employment. ― Identifying the needs of business and labour market and introduce new programmes to address these needs. CDETB’s involvement with industry is diverse and innovative, collaborating with industries such as Diageo, Association of Irish Riding Establishments and Luftansa Technik, to deliver programmes for learners that offer training opportunities providing enhanced skills towards accessing the labour market. Through such ongoing collaboration with employers CDETB will better align its education and training provision to ensure that it caters for the needs of industry. This will lead to greater collaboration and utilisation of available resources across our provision whilst at the same time offering our learners employment opportunities, career progression and the development of entrepreneurial skills. Strategic Performance Agreement 2018 – 2020 13 City of Dublin Education and Training Board
Employer Engagement. The Careers Service works closely with academic departments to develop initiatives to support student employability. This year, with the School of Education and the Scottish Government we hosted a teaching event to encourage more students into STEM teaching. Another new initiative is a Careers Service/School of Psychology Futures event in 2018 to support careers for Psychology students. Deans of Learning and Teaching, in partnership with Schools and professional staff, are increasing work- related learning within courses, exploring models of work-related learning (and work-related dissertations). The University is inviting employers to comment on new course proposals and course changes. Computing Science has been awarded Graduate Level Apprenticeship funding, October 2017, the first at the University enabling students to combine work whilst studying for a degree. Graduate Destinations We are making good progress in positive graduate destinations and are focused on improving our performance. In partnership with academic staff, it is a strategic priority of the Careers Service to target subject areas with poorer destination statistics in order to improve the positive and professional destination statistics. Targeting begins in 1st year. Student Enterprise has integrated within Careers Service to promote, encourage and stimulate entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial mind-sets, to increase numbers of students participating in enterprise activities and graduates engaging in business start-up. Placements Internship Opportunities with the University’s Internship Hub have grown from approximately 10 in 2000/01 to 400 in 2015/16. From 2017 onwards we aim to increase the number of science related internships and increasing internships open to 1st and 2nd years.
Employer Engagement. In MSLETB, employer engagement takes many different forms - employer participation in classrooms; employer involvement in the development of occupational standards; work placement; work-based learning; mentoring relationships; involvement in curriculum design or the accreditation of programmes; knowledge transfer, research and development and supporting start-ups. In 2017, MSLETB established an Employer Engagement Team. The purpose of this team is to integrate, harmonise and develop a unified employer engagement approach across MSLETB. It is critical that there is an effective, open and clear two-way communication process between the education and training sector and the world of work. The team’s main goals are to ensure that MSLETB are addressing the needs of employers, following up effectively, delivering a consistent message on capabilities and that the voice of the employer is central to all that happens. Already, an innovative outcome of the team is the development of an Employer Engagement Tool/ Application that maps all employers within the MSLETB region (and outside), captures all engagements on a real-time database, automates follow-up via an existing integrated platform, eliminates duplication, assists in providing a consistent message and provides data on progress. MSLETB is currently sharing this innovation with other ETBs who will collaborate in its ongoing development. MSLETB is engaged with several companies delivering FET services directly in the workplace. For example, the Skills for Work programme is actively working with a range of employers from the retail sector to upskill and reskill employees. Evening course provision in MSLETB Training Centres in Sligo and Ballina also provides opportunities for those in employment to access FET services. Through MSLETB’s engagement with the Regional Skills Fora (RSF), an ICT and FinTech (Financial Technology) skills needs audit was recently conducted and a clear set of goals to enhance upskilling in these sectors was agreed. Utilising the ‘Employer Engagement’ database, MSLETB identified employers/ sector participants and shared this information with the RSF. Following on from this engagement, an ongoing ICT and FinTech Cluster group has been established. An example of an output from the group is a workshop aimed at MSLETB’s second-level schools, outlining the benefits and opportunities of working in the ICT and FinTech Sectors and linking up companies locally with potential future employees.
Employer Engagement. The WIB shall lead efforts to engage with diverse range of employers and with entities in the region involved –
Employer Engagement. The Local Board shall lead efforts to engage with diverse range of employers and with entities in the region involved –
Employer Engagement. Employer engagement is central to the development and success of our academic programmes, builds on our current success and underpins our focus on achieving continuous improvement in graduate level employment in line with our Strategy 2020 ambitions. Our institutional approach to employer engagement for student employability is demonstrated in our Department of Life Sciences, which has frequent advisory and discussion forums with industry where there is active engagement with curriculum development. Life Sciences at GCU has forged links with the Scottish Life Sciences Association and Glasgow Economic Leadership to promote practical skills and produce work-ready graduates with clear career plans. The NHS provides placements and training for students on Biomedical Science, Dietetics and Vision Science programmes. In addition to GCU’s Eye Clinic, we work with industry leaders including Specsavers, which provides staff to help in the clinical supervision of students as well as staffing a weekly 'drop-in clinic' where Vision Science students can develop their clinical skills and instrumentation in line with current industry practice. GCU will continue to promote its unique commitment to the Common Good through initiatives that encourage students to develop skills and interact with employers while contributing to social benefit. The University has been awarded €295,000 from the British Council for an innovative international project that aims to develop employability skills in multicultural and interdisciplinary settings associated with the renewable energy industry. GCU will work collaboratively with The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, Lahti University of Applied Sciences in Finland, and UK construction training provider Constructionarium, during the three-year project.
