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Catharine Hinton MSc Housing Studies (May 2010)

Investigation into the employer involvement activities carried out by Higher Education Institutions in the context of their housing courses. Catharine Hinton MSc Housing Studies (May 2010). Objectives. Introduce the research Results R ecommendations Conclusions Questions

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Catharine Hinton MSc Housing Studies (May 2010)

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  1. Investigation into the employer involvement activities carried out by Higher Education Institutions in the context of their housing courses. Catharine Hinton MScHousing Studies (May 2010)

  2. Objectives • Introduce the research • Results • Recommendations • Conclusions • Questions • Discussion and further action

  3. Introduction • Personal study for MSc Housing • A survey of academics that deliver housing courses at level 4 and above at UK Higher Educations Institutions (HEI) 2 aims: • The employer engagement activities that were undertaken • Attitudes towards employer involvement in such courses 2 outcomes: • Provided a broad snapshot of employer involvement activity in housing courses on offer by HEIs across the UK, • Gathered useful general views from academics about the employer engagement agenda.

  4. Results • Overview of results • Formal partnerships • Frequency of activity • Views on employer engagement activity • 12 out of 22 • Response rate of 55%

  5. Results • Range of employer involvement and engagement activity. • Some activities were more popular than others • The relevance and frequency of some activities was linked to whether courses were full time or part time. • The success of activities varied between HEIs. • The most popular activities were integrating work based learning into existing modules and lectures delivered by industry professionals. • The least popular activities were formally recording employer involvement / engagement and involvement in recruitment schemes.

  6. Existing formal relationships with employers • With another department in the HEI or another learning provider 4 • With one or more Housing Associations 7 • With a Council housing department 3 • With house-builders / contractors 0 • With one or more professional bodies 12 • Knowledge Transfer Partnership 1 Total 27

  7. Activity frequency • 7B7.

  8. Activity frequency

  9. Activity frequency

  10. General views • All were aware of the issue and had indentified a need to continue or set up • Conflict between different activities / agendas • Conflict between traditional and new subject areas • Some very positive experiences • Some very negative experiences • Recession and new Government

  11. Recommendations • Wide variety of activities • WAG looking at KPIs • Learning for Jobs (OECD, 2007) – variety of recommendations for learning related to vocations • FFORWM (2004) – employer engagement should be embedded across the HEI sector with procedures and targets • MSc recommendations – key theme is communication

  12. Conclusions • Healthy level and variety of activity • Government policy explicitly favours increased levels of employer interaction with HEIs • Offers opportunities to market orientated HEIs • Increasing importance of employability skills • Language – employer engagement / knowledge transfer vs equal relationships

  13. Finally.... • Other challenges • Customers • Competitors • Technological change • Any Questions or discussion?

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