Developing Student Work Experience Programmes within the European Higher Education Area Framework: The Role of Social Partners

Autor/inn/en	Skiadas, Dimitrios; Boutsiouki, Sofia; Koniaris, Vasileios; Zafiropoulos, Konstantinos; Karatsiori, Marianthi
Titel	Developing Student Work Experience Programmes within the European Higher Education Area Framework: The Role of Social Partners
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 14 (2021) 11, S.31-42 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Program Development; Work Experience Programs; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Education Work Relationship; Labor Market; Employment Potential; College Graduates; Partnerships in Education; School Business Relationship; Universities; Job Skills; Internship Programs; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programmplanung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Hochschulpartnerschaft; University; Universität; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufspraktische Ausbildung
Abstract	The aim of establishing the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) marked the development of the Bologna process since its beginning, while it exercised a decisive influence on the content of the higher education policy initiatives undertaken over the years. One of the most important goals of the relevant policy making was to bridge the university-to-labour market gap and to improve the employability of graduates. Such aims require a consistent and multidimensional cooperation between higher education institutions and the social partners, mainly employers, from which significant benefits may derive for all parties involved. As a result, many types of work based learning have been promoted in higher education with the most prominent of them being the student work experience programmes organised by universities in collaboration with enterprises. The paper analyses the guidelines provided by the EHEA framework with regard to the cooperation between universities and the social partners. Also, it discusses the role that has been attributed to (or claimed by) the social partners regarding work experience programmes. The EHEA institutional framework includes provisions for the participation of social partners in the organisation of work placements, which contribute to students' skills development and easier transition to employment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01