Shaping the competences of graduates of higher education for the needs of the EU labour market : case study of business school students

doi:10.20472/TEC.2019.007.006

Shaping the competences of graduates of higher education for the needs of the EU labour market : case study of business school students

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title:	Shaping the competences of graduates of higher education for the needs of the EU labour market : case study of business school students
author:	Herdan Agnieszka, Stuss Magdalena
editor:	Cermakova Klara, Rotschedl Jiri
book title:	Proceedings of the 7th Teaching & Education Conference : 21- 24 May, 2019, London
date of publication :	2019
place of publication : name of publisher:	Prague : International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences : International Society for Academic Studies
pages:	67-87
ISBN:	978-80-87927-48-9
series:	Proceedings of the Teaching & Education Conferences, eISSN 2570-6551
DOI:	10.20472/TEC.2019.007.006
URL:	https://www.iises.net/proceedings/7th-teaching-education-conference-london/table-of-content/detail?article=shaping-the-competences-of-graduates-of-higher-education-for-the-needs-of-the-eu-labour-market-case-study-of-business-school-students--11187
date accessed:	2020-02-24
notes:	Bibliogr. s. 83-87. Publ. rec.
language:	English
book language:	English
abstract in English:	It is a well-known fact that undergraduate students have to be equipped with relevant types of key competencies in order to be successful in the job market. Complex challenges that companies face in today's world and the fast development of technology shift employer’s expectation for knowledge towards competency and abilities to use skills and talents (European Commission, 2010). Higher Education Institutions need to create a curriculum that will support students to develop a correct set of life long competencies. However, in many cases students struggle to recognize the importance of developing key competencies during their time at University and only focus on key knowledge. That is why Higher Education Institutions struggle to convince students of the value of certain activities which take place within the curriculum. The aim of this paper is to investigate the perception of Business School Students of key competencies of lifelong learning. The applied research procedure combines analysis of the literature with empirical research and is based upon searching for the answer to the questions about how Business School students view the importance of lifelong learning competencies. The research shows that the most desired lifelong learning competencies by business programme students are experience, industry expertise, certificates, awards confirming completion of studies/programs/skills, followed by technology competencies and cultural awareness.
keywords in English:	higher education, competences, employment, unemployment, job market
number of pulisher's sheets:	1,1
affiliation:	Wydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Ekonomii, Finansów i Zarządzania
type:	chapter
subtype:	academic paper