Diana Aguiar Vieira

AlmaLaurea Conference, 2018

Graduates employability: sharing some ideas

18.500 Estudantes

2.000 Trabalhadores

Ensino Superior Público

100.000 Alumni

ISEP

ISCAP

ESE

ESMAE

ESS

ESTG

ESHT

ESMAD

8 Escolas / 3 Pólos

Our world in the XXI century

Mundo VUCA

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Professions

Skills

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS

Personal skills

Inter-personal skills

Technical skills

SPECIFIC SKILLS

Field of study specific skills

Soft skills

Hardskills

Participants

Prepared to work?

Graduates - questionnaire (n=6444)

62% females

Average age = 29 (± 7)

Degree completed

between 2008-2013

Degree %

67

33

bachelor

master

Prepared to work?

54% females

90% work directly with graduates

93% with higher

education

Employers - questionnaire (n=781)

Age %

15,6

58,4

22,3

3,8

≤ 30 years

31-45 years

46-60 years

≥ 61 years

Prepared to work?

Main Results

Prepared to work?

ABOUT THE JOB SITUATION…

Master degree (comparing to bachelor degree) higher probability of

belonging to the working group

GoalCharacterize the transition-to-work of recent graduates (2008-2013)

72,5

13,7

13,8

Working

Looking for a new job

Looking for the first job

ABOUT THE CURRENT JOB…

Monthly gross remuneration (%)

0,0

5,0

10,0

15,0

20,0

25,0

30,0

35,0

Less than500 euros

From 501to 750euros

From 751to 1000euros

From 1001to 1250euros

Over 1251euros

4,2

31,2

23,8

15,3

25,5

GoalCharacterize the transition-to-work of recent graduates (2008-2013)

ABOUT THE CURRENT JOB…

Job-course relation (%)

Job satisfaction (%)

10,2

7,2

18,7

28,1

35,9

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

None

Weak

Moderate

Strong

Very Strong

2,3

8,1

32,7

43,6

13,3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Not satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Moderately satisfied

Very satisfied

Fully satisfied

GoalCharacterize the transition-to-work of recent graduates (2008-2013)

82%

89%

Sample: all graduates; controling gender, age, academic degree, and years since graduation.

1= not confifent at all 5= completely confident

3,4

3,5

3,6

3,7

3,8

3,9

4

4,1

4,2

4,3

With Internship

Without internship

Goal

Analyze academic internship impact on skills (self-efficacy/confidence)

Goal

Analyze extra-curricular activities impact on employment status

X² = 12,94 p <.01

12,9%

12,4%

74,7%

14,4%

14,9%

70,7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Looking for the first job

Looking for a new job

Working

No

Yes

Goal

Identify the most important professional skills in the next 5 years

Sample: employers & graduates

Employers Graduates

Analysis and problem-solving 1º ( 51%) 1º (53%)

Creativity and innovation 2º (47%) 2º (49%)

Adaptation and flexibility 3º (45%) 3º (39%)

Planning and organization 4º (40%) 4º (38%)

Striving for excellence 5º (33%) 10º (28%)

Field-specific skills 6º (31%) 7º (32%)

Interpersonal relationship and conflict management 7º (29%) 9º (29%)

Proficiency inforeign languages 8º (28%) 5º (38%)

Team work 9º (27%) 6º (33%)

Information and communication technologies 10º (25%) 8º (31%)

GOAL

Focus on the 6 most important skills for Employers…

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

4,5

5

Analysis andproblem-solving

(51%)

Creativity andinnovation (47%)

Adaptation andflexibility (45%)

Planning andorganization

(40%)

Striving forexcellence (33%)

Field-specificskills (31%)

Use by graduates Employers evaluation

= Internship

= Erasmus

Sample: employers & graduates (3=midpoint)

ALUMNI – former students from a Higher Education Institution (= graduates?)

Plataforma Politécnico do Porto - Nº de pessoas disponíveis paraajudar

Partilhar a experiência profissional em aula/seminário/conferência (n= 1670 )

Receber visitas no seu local de trabalho (n= 1152)

Orientar diplomados na criação do próprio negócio (n= 1041)

Orientar diplomados na procura de emprego (n= 1179)

Acompanhar um/a estudante ao longo do curso (n= 731)

Responder a dúvidas de estudantes sobre a sua área profissional (n= 1052)

www.icarealumni.comComunidade de professores, investigadores e técnicos

interessados na relação entre os antigos estudantes e

a sua Instituição de Ensino

Bet on initiatives that develop the skills identified as most important in the

future, both among students and graduates

Integrate internships in all curricular structures of courses

Enhance mobility experiences during and after graduation

Formalize the participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. ECTS;

Diploma Supplement)

Enhance psychological & alumni services

Deepen and strengthen relations between HEIs and the labor market

How can HEIs develop the core skills of their students and graduates?

Grazie

Diana Aguiar Vieira

dianavieira@iscap.ipp.pt