In the fourth part of our series, we look at how universities that are seeking to be truly civic institutions can use localised LMI to really understand demand in their local economy, particularly graduate skills demand. The first three parts can be found here, here and here. Understanding the economic impact your university has on […]
Higher Education
The Civic University: Using Labour Market Insight to Inform Your Strategic Approach — Part 3
In this third part of our series looking at the role of localised Labour Market Insight in the Civic University agenda, we look at how your institution can measure its economic impact on its area. Parts one and two of this series can be found here and here. A good place to begin thinking about […]
The Civic University: Using Labour Market Insight to Inform Your Strategic Approach — Part 1
This is the first of a five part series looking at the Civic University agenda and the role that localised Labour Market Insight can play in helping institutions achieve their aims. In an era of globalisation, where most universities take in large numbers of international students and many seek to have a worldwide reach, it […]
Universities and Place
How does a university define the geography of its local economy? Is it the immediate geographic area where the institution has a physical presence? Is it where its students are primarily drawn from? Is it the main locations its students go on to be employed in? Is it linked to the industry and research […]
The University of Sydney: How a World Renowned University is Using Data to Further Improve its Graduate Employability
Founded in 1850, the University of Sydney (UoS) is the oldest university in Australia, and is also amongst the most prestigious Higher Education institutions in the world, consistently making it into the Top 50 best universities according to the QS World University Rankings (it is currently rated 42nd). With 34,000 undergraduate and 25,000 postgraduate […]
How Can Your Existing Institutional Data Take Your Delivery to the Next Level?
In the fourth in our series of conference snapshots, Jeff Merriman, CTO and Co-Founder of DXtera Institute talks about how both universities and colleges can harness the power of operational data, by firstly extracting it from their current systems, then analysing it to answer key questions on learning outcomes, competencies and skills (DXtera, like […]
Digital Credentials: Rethinking the Currency of Qualifications
In the third of a series of short videos from our recent conference, City & Guilds’ Kirstie Donnelly MBE talks about how the fast pace of change in the nature of work, and the type of skills being demanded, must be reflected in how we think about learning and particularly qualifications. She argues for a […]
Three Steps to Engaging Students on Their Education-to-Employment Journey
One of the biggest shifts in Higher Education in recent years has been the challenge universities are facing to improve the employment outcomes of their graduates. For example, the Teaching Excellence Framework includes as one of its key criteria, “Evidence of longer-term employment outcomes and progression of graduates including into highly skilled employment.” The Office […]
Emsi National Conference: Keynote 3 – Delivering Tomorrow’s Workforce
In my previous two articles building up to our national conference this week, I looked at how our first two keynote speakers will be setting out for us how Tomorrow’s Workforce is likely to be defined and developed. Firstly, Elena Magrini from Centre for Cities will be helping us better understand how the labour market and […]
Case Study: How Labour Market Insight is Playing a Part in Helping the Quality Assurance Agency for HE Achieve Its Vision
As the organisation with responsibility for monitoring and advising on standards and quality in UK Higher Education and Access to HE Diplomas, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has a vision of seeing a system of “world leading and independently assured higher education”. In 2017, it set out its strategy for achieving […]
