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DAVINA POTTS | THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE RESEARCH REVIEW E M P L O Y A B I L I T Y A N D L E A R N I N G A B R O A D WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD A QUICK OVERVIEW What is employability? How do we study employability? What do we know? Research results What does this mean? Future research directions WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD www.ieaa.org.au/research WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD 10 STUDIES AUSTRALIA CRITERIA UK RESEARCH USA • Graduates, their perspective EUROPE • Learning abroad • Variety of countries ITALY • Scope of study • Telling us something interesting JAPAN GERMANY SINGAPORE WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD EMPLOYABILITY ...a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, 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 Source: University of Edinburgh WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD EMPLOYABILITY Employability is Employability is not Ongoing success now and in the future whatever career or careers a student Simply getting a job chooses A list of skills that can be taught Drawing on a range of skills, abilities The sole responsibility of career and attributes that are developed in a services whole range of settings and that vary The same as personal development from individual to individual Something new A university-wide responsibility An ongoing development process that benefits from active reflection Source: University of Edinburgh WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD MEASUREMENT E m p l o y m e n t r a t e S a l a r y J o b s e a r c h t i m e S k i l l s e t s WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD QILT- FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD MEASURING MOBILITY OUTCOMES Growth WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) Australia 2016 M O B I L E N O T M O B I L E A L L F T E m p l o y m e n t 7 4 % 7 0 % M A L E 7 6 % 7 2 % F E M A L E 7 4 % 7 3 % N=104,208 Mobile = 10,548 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) Australia 2016 N O T M O B I L E M O B I L E S T E M 7 1 % 6 6 % M a n a g e m e n t 7 2 % 7 3 % H e a l t h 9 0 % 8 1 % N=104,208 Mobile = 10,548 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD Gone International 2016 UK M O B I L E N O T M O B I L E U n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e 5 . 4 % 6 . 6 % L o w S E S u n e m p l o y m e n t 6 . 2 % r a t e 5 . 0 % F u r t h e r s t u d y 2 1 . 3 % 1 7 . 9 % A v e a n n u a l s a l a r y 2 1 , 3 4 9 2 0 , 5 1 9 1 s t C l a s s o r u p p e r 2 n d d e g r e e 8 1 % 6 2 % N=245,620 Mobile = 13,355 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD ERASMUS Impact Study (2014) Europe M O B I L E N O T M O B I L E U n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e 5 5 % 9 % y e a r s a f t e r g r a d u a t i o n M o v e t o a n o t h e r c o u n t r y 4 0 % 2 3 % L i f e p a r t n e r d i f f e r e n t 1 3 % n a t i o n a l i t y 3 3 % H o l d s n o n - m a n a g e r i a l 2 3 % 4 1 % p o s i t i o n H o l d s C E O p o s i t i o n 6 % 1 0 % Non-mobile = approx. 4,000 Mobile = approx. 14,000 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD ERASMUS Impact Study (2014) Europe E I S M E M O f a c t o r s 1 . C o n f i d e n c e to gain in confidence, have a stronger conviction of my own abilities 2 . T o l e r a n c e o f a m b i g u i t y to learn to be more tolerant towards other people’s values, behaviour, to adapt to new situations 3 . V i g o u r to be better able to solve problems 4 . C u r i o s i t y to be more open and more curious about new challenges 5 . S e r e n i t y to be more aware of my own strengths and weaknesses 6 . D e c i s i v e n e s s to know better what I want and reach decisions more easily Non-mobile = approx. 4,000 Mobile = approx. 14,000 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD ERASMUS Impact Study (2014) Europe T o p s k i l l s d e v e l o p m e n t A g r e e 1 . F o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s k i l l s 9 6 % 2 . K n o w l e d g e o f t h e h o s t c o u n t r y ’ s c u l t u r e , 9 6 % s o c i e t y a n d e c o n o m y 3 . B e i n g a b l e t o w o r k a n d i n t e r a c t w i t h p e o p l e f r o m o t h e r b a c k g r o u n d s a n d c u l t u r e s 9 4 % 4 . I n t e r c u l t u r a l c o m p e t e n c e 9 4 % 5 . T o a d a p t a n d a c t i n n e w s i t u a t i o n s 9 4 % Non-mobile = approx. 4,000 Mobile = approx. 14,000 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD Global Personal Development and Long-term Impact of Study Abroad Japan Workplace abilities M o b i l e N o n - m o b i l e ( A g r e e ) ( A g r e e ) Communicative ability 8 8 % 4 6 % Leadership 5 5 % 2 7 % Positive attitude/ take action 8 2 % 4 3 % Resilience to stress 7 7 % 3 6 % Flexibility 8 2 % 4 9 % Perseverance 7 7 % 4 3 % Mobile male = 381 (4,489) Non-mobile male = 334 (1,298) WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD Global Personal Development and Long-term Impact of Study Abroad Japan Workplace abilities M o b i l e N o n - m o b i l e ( A g r e e ) ( A g r e e ) Helpful planning career 7 0 % 3 6 % Helpful gaining current job 6 2 % 4 2 % Helpful obtaining higher salary 4 5 % 2 8 % I use knowledge and skills gained abroad in current job 6 0 % 3 0 % Mobile male = 381 (4,489) Non-mobile male = 334 (1,298) WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD The Impact of Study Abroad on Career Skill and Job Attainment for the University of Minnesota Alumni USA (Anderson), Australia (Potts) Career outcome s U S A A u s t r a l i a ( A g r e e ) ( A g r e e ) Securing first job 5 3 % 6 6 % Long-term career prospects 6 6 % 6 3 % Career direction 4 6 % 6 9 % Current work tasks 4 9 % 3 5 % Interpersonal and communication skills 8 4 % 8 7 % Maturity and personal development 9 1 % 9 4 % Critical and analytical thinking 5 9 % 6 4 % N = 712 USA N = 226 AUS WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MOBILITY FORUM 2019 EMPLOYABILITY AND LEARNING ABROAD Gilman Evaluation Report 2016 USA M a j o r f i n d i n g s • 8 3 % i n d i c a t e d t h a t s c h o l a r s h i p e n a b l e d t h e m t o u n d e r t a k e a c a d e m i c a c t i v i t i e s t h a t t h e y c o u l d n o t h a v e t a k e n a t t h e i r h o m e i n s t i t u t i o n • 8 4 % m a i n t a i n e d r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h p e o p l e f r o m t h e i r h o s t c o u n t r y , • 6 6 % r e p o r t e d t a k i n g o n b r i d g i n g r o l e s b e t w e e n p e o p l e f r o m d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s “ S c h o l a r s s a i d t h a t t h e G i l m a n S c h o l a r s h i p p r o v i d e d a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e m t o d e v e l o p a n a n a l y t i c f r a m e w o r k t h r o u g h w h i c h t o o b s e r v e t h e w o r k a n d s c r u t i n i z e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t i t .