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European Employability: Connecting Skills for Sustainable Growth

Explore the skills challenge across Europe affecting all generations and changing working patterns, language, and international business skills. Discover the impact of European initiatives like the Leonardo project and partnerships with employers and universities for increased mobility and expectations. Reflect on successes and failures in forging links to Europe for enhanced employability.

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European Employability: Connecting Skills for Sustainable Growth

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  1. European Employability: Forging Links to Europe to develop skills for sustainable growth Paul Hampton

  2. Not unique to the UK - Across most countries? - Affecting all generations - Global acceptance- skills challenge

  3. Green shoots….. - Europe – Still feeling the after affects? - Changing landscape - Increased mobility - Increased expectations? - Working patterns/hours - Language skills - International business skills

  4. Selected interviews with European employers and Universities /colleges * In Scotland for ECO and NRP funding, walls are required to have a U-Value of 0.3

  5. European alliance • Leonardo project • The Hague University • Industrial placements • Exchange initiatives

  6. Leonardo project The Leonardo project is all about “Rich exchanges”

  7. Leonardo project - Increases 90% BE students go on to reach successful – Within 12 months. “Opened my eyes to a bigger world, where my ideas were welcomed and the employer was willing to trial my designs” Yuan (2012)

  8. Leonardo project – Changing perceptions “I feel empowered and are willing to work anywhere in the world. The concept was originally debated in class and once I had taken a leap of faith, I never looked back. I am currently working in New Zealand and loving it” Browne (2012)

  9. BIS – Skills for Sustainable Growth

  10. BIS – Skills for Sustainable Growth

  11. Post Reflection Reflect on success /failure Piloting new initiatives Finding balance of exchange Not for everyone Promotes “Global Employability” “Thank you for listening”

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