Can university-industry linkages stimulate student employability?

E Ishengoma, TI Vaaland - Education+ training, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify important university-industry linkage (UIL)
activities that can stimulate the likelihood of employability among students …

Bridging the gaps between higher education and the business world: internships in a faculty of economics and business

E Urquía-Grande, R Perez Estebanez - Education+ Training, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this research paper is to analyse the internship expectations gap
amongst the three main internship stakeholders: employers (company supervisors) …

Structural determinants of graduate employability: impact of university and industry collaborations

J Aliu, CO Aigbavboa - Journal of Engineering, Design and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of university and construction
industry collaborations (UIC) activities in develo** the employability of built environment …

Employers' perception of employability skills among built-environment graduates

J Aliu, CO Aigbavboa - Journal of Engineering, Design and …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Universities have become training centres or “academic hubs” where skilled labour
for societal and global consumptions are continuously produced. More so, the quality of …

[BOOK][B] A 21st century employability skills improvement framework for the construction industry

J Aliu, C Aigbavboa, W Thwala - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
This book will provide readers with an understanding of the employability concept and
develop an employability skills improvement model to enhance the employability of built …

An appraisal of generic skills for Nigerian built environment professionals in workplace: the unexplored approach

A Ebekozien, CO Aigbavboa, WDD Thwala… - Journal of Engineering …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Research shows that employers are demanding generic skills from employees to
complement disciplinary expertise. Evidence shows that majority of the higher institutions …

The Industrial Attachment Programme--History, Benefits, Challenges and Its Adoption in Zimbabwe: A Review.

J Dondofema, J Mwenje, L Musemwa - Asian Journal of Education and …, 2020 - ERIC
Tertiary education institutions are seen to be increasingly incorporating industrial attachment
as a training methodology. This is happening with the private and public sectors. It is of the …

[PDF][PDF] Rethinking construction curriculum: A descriptive cause analysis for the soft skills gap among construction graduates

JK Mahasneh, W Thabet - 51st ASC Annual International …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The notion that people are creating construction projects success not processes and
systems is widely accepted among construction stakeholders. Increasingly, a number of …

University-industry linkages in develo** countries: perceived effect on innovation

TI Vaaland, E Ishengoma - Education+ Training, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceptions of both universities and the
resource-extractive companies on the influence of university-industry linkages (UILs) on …

[BOOK][B] Informal sector innovations: Insights from the global South

M Muchie, S Bhaduri, A Baskaran, F Sheikh - 2017 - books.google.com
It is well documented that the space of informal economic activity is rising across the globe.
This rise has been particularly significant in the least developed and develo** countries …