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What business values from higher education

What business values from higher education. Lizzi Holman Senior Policy Adviser, Education & Skills Confederation of British Industry. Business-university relationship. Graduates with the knowledge and skills business needs Science, technology, engineering and maths Employability skills

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What business values from higher education

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  1. What business values from higher education Lizzi Holman Senior Policy Adviser, Education & Skills Confederation of British Industry

  2. Business-university relationship • Graduates with the knowledge and skills business needs • Science, technology, engineering and maths • Employability skills • A partner for research • A place where new ideas can flourish

  3. Business links with universities • Employers value university collaboration • The extent of partnerships is significant: • 53% have links with universities • Higher proportion in different sectors – High Tech/IT, public sector, professional services

  4. Reasons for employer links with colleges and universities • Three quarters (75%) to attract future employees • Two thirds (66%) to enhance the reputation of their business • 55% to provide research and development specific to their business

  5. Barriers to business involvement with universities and colleges (%)

  6. Looking specifically at workforce training • Only 28% of employers use universities for staff development to any extent Among those that don’t: • 42% haven’t seen a need for HE services Working with Universities UK, CBI has conducted research into business-university partnerships – ‘Stepping Higher’ report

  7. The key findings (1 of 2) • Infrastructure to respond • Right people for delivery • Streamlining accreditation • Building mutual understanding • Agreed objectives & measures

  8. The key findings (2 of 2) • Recognising the employer as client • Building support • Adapting teaching • Flexibility in delivery • Funding mix

  9. What about employability? • CBI has worked with Universities UK to research good practice – ‘Future Fit’ report • Collaboration and developing partnerships is key to success • Benefits flow both ways • Dedicated resources leads to better relationships

  10. CBI Higher Education Task Force • What business values from higher education • What it is prepared to resource • How to further develop business-university relationship...?

  11. About the CBI... • We are the premier lobbying organisation for UK business on national and international issues. • We work with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses compete effectively. • UK members of BUSINESSEUROPE and IOE • Offices in 13 UK regions, Brussels, Washington, New Delhi and Beijing.

  12. ...and our members CBI’s member companies, who decide all policy positions, include: • over half of the FTSE 100 • some 200,000 small and medium-size firms • more than 20,000 manufacturers • over 150 sectoral associations. ...about a third of the private sector workforce

  13. Thank you Lizzi Holman Lizzi.Holman@cbi.org.uk Tel: 0207 395 8293 For more information please visit: www.cbi.org.uk/highereducation

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