Skills and Employability. What could WCS do better to meet the General Equality Duty in the development of this Outcome? The College could consider how the implementation of the Outcome can capture the experience on protected groups in work placements and use this information to tailor support.
Skills and Employability. A more successful economy and society with well prepared and skilled students progressing into jobs with the ability, ideas and ambition to make a difference Eliminate Discrimination Embedding employability and career management skills should reduce the risk of less favourable treatment for particular groups who may need additional support and assistance in understanding the expectations of the workplace. The strategic focus on increasing work placements and the support provided therein should also assist the College in its duty to eliminate discrimination, as it is known that protected groups are more likely to face discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and providing support in the initial stages of career development should assist protected groups in career enhancement. Advance Equality of Opportunity In general terms, while this Outcome aims to enhance the employability skills of all students, it has specific ambitions with regards to younger people, under represented genders, and students with learning differences. These groups can face disadvantages, and this Outcome should assist with the removal of such disadvantages. It also demonstrates due regard to the GED by aiming to meet the needs of different groups, encouraging increased participation and taking account of disabled people’s impairments. Xxxxxx Good Relations This Outcome refers to feedback from employers which indicates that engagement with the College has helped change their perceptions of people with additional needs in the workplace. This would indicate that the Outcome has assisted the College in fostering good relations by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding of the needs of different groups. Outcome –
Skills and Employability. More than a third (34%) of South Ayrshire‟s school pupils left school in 2005 with 3 or more good Higher grade passes, compared to the Scottish average of 30%. Additionally, the proportion of school leavers going straight into higher education was above average at 38%, compared to 31% across Scotland. A relatively high proportion of graduates (37%) in 2004 remained in the area after finishing their studies. Graduates from South Ayrshire also appear more successful than those from elsewhere in the UK in obtaining jobs appropriate to their level of qualifications, with 70% of recent graduates being employed in managerial, professional and technical jobs. Overall, South Ayrshire has an above average proportion of the working age population in 2005 with degrees. At 34% it was higher than the averages for Scotland or the UK. However, 16% of the workforce in 2004 had no qualifications at all.
Skills and Employability. The Learning and Teaching Strategy 2018-2025 confirms the institutional commitment to “employability”, with the aim that by 2025, the HWU Curriculum will be Globally and Locally
Skills and Employability. This agreement encompasses mutually agreed-upon projects and solutions and includes tools to support overall educational success. A key objective of the Partners in Learning, the Education Transformation Agreement is to establish firm commitments from all stakeholders to ensure that common goals are achieved. This forms the basis of an on-going partnership, based on regular review and measurement, which will keep the components of the educational programs functioning well and aligned for the long term. Most importantly, the focus of this agreement is intended to ensure educational development and success both now and throughout our continuing relationship, long into the future. 0Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx About JADE: JADE – the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises – is an international, non-profit umbrella- organisation of enterprises across Europe established and managed solely by students. The Junior Enterprise (JE) movement, represented by JADE, is managed on local, national and international level entirely by students mainly between 18 and 26 years old (22,000 young people). The Junior Enterprises aim to xxxxxx an entrepreneurial spirit among young people, while raising a generation of proactive and skilled European citizens. The Junior Enterprise concept bridges the gap between theory and practice for students that follow higher education studies, providing them with a “learning by doing” experience: while still at university, students create and manage their own non- profit SMEs, offering various services in relation to their fields of study, giving them the possibility to exchange their knowledge with other students, develop their entrepreneurial mind-set and their personal, social, civil and professional skills. XXXX also gives European students the opportunity to cooperate with other Junior Enterprises from 13 European countries and the sister networks in Brazil and North Africa on projects and student exchanges. Furthermore, JADE, supported by Microsoft, aims in contributing towards building the right ecosystem for fostering youth entrepreneurship. Microsoft and JADE will cooperate and focus on the initiatives described in this Exhibit.
