Employability

SkillHero Expands Its Career Explorer to 35 Trades, Mapping Over 7,000 Skills to Create the Largest Trade Skills Database

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Aviation Career Exploring, Vocational education, Construction, Database, Student, Exploration, Employability, Technical, Partnership, Journeyman, CTE, Health, Equipment, Nursing

The Career Explorer includes detailed information on 35 trades and 245 trade specialties within the Construction and Manufacturing industries.

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  • The Career Explorer includes detailed information on 35 trades and 245 trade specialties within the Construction and Manufacturing industries.
  • Members can build a solid foundation upon which to launch their professional journey by utilizing the Career Explorer to gain a clear understanding of each trade and specialty.
  • Included with Career Explorer is the Skill Central database which maps over 7,000 skills across Trades and career paths.
  • In service of the federal and state mandated program requirements for career path exploration in Career and Technical Education (CTE), the SkillHero Career Explorer is an invaluable asset for educators and institutions.

Make new friends and become a role model: why you should consider volunteering if you're in your 20s or 30s

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Family, Risk, Quarterlife, Ageing, Workplace, Employability, CV, Mental health, Digital technology, Thought, Friends, Learning, Profile, Volunteering, Disability, Life, Research, Health care, Management, Nursing, Toy, Residential care, Tourism

If you’re aged between 25 and 34, you’re part of the age group least likely to take part in volunteering.

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  • If you’re aged between 25 and 34, you’re part of the age group least likely to take part in volunteering.
  • By comparison, 29% of 16-24 year olds volunteered in the same period, and the average for all age groups was 27%.
  • If you’re in this group, you’re likely to be busy establishing your career and relationships, as well as perhaps having and looking after children.
  • Here are five reasons that might lead you to consider helping out at your local library, food bank or youth club.

Why to do it

    • Much of the mental health benefit from volunteering comes from engaging with other people – often people that you wouldn’t ordinarily meet.
    • Friendship: Making friends as an adult can be tricky – especially now many jobs are hybrid or fully remote, meaning you can’t socialise easily with colleagues.
    • Even if friendships only last for the duration of the volunteer activity, this is still beneficial.
    • You can become part of new social networks where information and other resources get shared, such as new job opportunities.
    • Employability: Although volunteering can lead to paid work, this is not the typical pathway outside of specific work-training programmes.

How to do it

    • However, there are ways you can get the benefits of volunteering while taking part in a flexible way that suits your schedule and circumstances.
    • This could be helping out with a beach clean over a weekend, or occasionally marshalling a local parkrun.
    • While we traditionally view volunteering as something that takes place face-to-face, volunteers can carry out tasks through digital technology.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Knowledge, Environmental issues, University of Auckland, Quality, Social impact, Yale University, University, University of Tokyo, University of Pennsylvania, Software Sustainability Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Quality of life, University of New South Wales, UC, University of Edinburgh, QS World University Rankings, Toronto, Management, Education, Employability, Sustainability

LONDON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released today the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability ,

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  • LONDON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released today the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability ,
    a new framework to evaluate how universities are taking action to tackle the world's most pressing environmental and social issues.
  • UC Berkely is the global leader, followed by the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia.The University of Edinburgh (4th) is the top British institution while The University of New South Wales and The University of Sydneyshare fifth place.
  • The University of Tokyo (7th) is Asia's leader.
  • UPenn, Yale and The University of Auckland complete the top-10.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Knowledge, Environmental issues, University of Auckland, Quality, Social impact, Yale University, University, University of Tokyo, University of Pennsylvania, Software Sustainability Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Quality of life, University of New South Wales, UC, University of Edinburgh, QS World University Rankings, Toronto, Management, Education, Employability, Sustainability

LONDON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released today the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability ,

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released today the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability ,
    a new framework to evaluate how universities are taking action to tackle the world's most pressing environmental and social issues.
  • UC Berkely is the global leader, followed by the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia.The University of Edinburgh (4th) is the top British institution while The University of New South Wales and The University of Sydneyshare fifth place.
  • The University of Tokyo (7th) is Asia's leader.
  • UPenn, Yale and The University of Auckland complete the top-10.

Leeds Beckett University Joins Forces With Unibeez to Super-Charge Student Career Success

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Apps, Applications, Technology, Human Resources, Professional Services, Software, Continuing, Training, University, Consumer Electronics, Education, 2009 Davis Cup, Female, JustGiving, Savills, Bias, Leeds Beckett University, STEM, Student, Partnership, University, Employability, AI, CEO, Workplace, University of Michigan Business Engagement Center, DDB, Graduate Outcomes, Algorithm, Tutoring, Medicine, Management

Leeds Beckett University has become the first University to partner with Unibeez , the UKs leading on-demand student recruitment platform that connects the nations talent-hungry businesses with ambitious students and graduates across the country.

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  • Leeds Beckett University has become the first University to partner with Unibeez , the UKs leading on-demand student recruitment platform that connects the nations talent-hungry businesses with ambitious students and graduates across the country.
  • With this partnership, Leeds Beckett students now have access to their own bespoke Unibeez platform.
  • Leeds Beckett University, formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
  • Leeds Beckett University has been placed for the second consecutive year in a league table ranking the world's best universities
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The European MBA Ranking 2021 by puls Marktforschung Research: UK leads with London Business School and University of Cambridge

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Employability, Employment

NUREMBERG, Germany, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- pulsMarket Research has compiled a ranking of 20 reputable European Business Schools and Universities.

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  • NUREMBERG, Germany, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- pulsMarket Research has compiled a ranking of 20 reputable European Business Schools and Universities.
  • The ranking focuses on the success of the respective institutions' graduates based on data from the years 2017 to 2019.
  • The ranking resulted in the London Business School from Great Britain taking first place especially due to its top placement with a view to graduates' salaries.
  • Zurich Elite Business School from Switzerland boasts top values with regard to employability and thus manages to claim eighth position.

Launch of GoFrameworks Brings Easy Access to Competency Frameworks for Educators and Employers

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Articles, Human behavior, Human resource management, Competence, Employability, Learning, Sustainable development, Competency management system

The GoFrameworks alignment hub brings together the most important skill and competency frameworks used by educators and employers, along with other important frameworks such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Key Points: 
  • The GoFrameworks alignment hub brings together the most important skill and competency frameworks used by educators and employers, along with other important frameworks such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Ibbaka develops and manages the Ibbaka Talent platform, the skill and competency management system that underpins GoFrameworks.
  • Learning Agents manages CanCred, a cloud service that provides micro-credentialing and other Open Badges solutions to employers and educators across Canada.
  • For its launch, GoFrameworks is featuring five frameworks: Ontario Essential Employability Skills, Shopify's Remote Working Skills, Advanced Manufacturing Model, UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Ibbaka Open Competency Model for Design Thinking.

Randstad RiseSmart launches first-of-its-kind predictive career exploration technology

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Information science, Unemployment, Employability, Employment, Outplacement, Career, Personalization, Articles, Human behavior

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading outplacement and career mobility provider Randstad RiseSmart today announced the launch of Randstad RiseSmart BrightFit, the first-of-its-kind predictive career exploration technology that combines extensive labor market data with personalized skills assessments.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading outplacement and career mobility provider Randstad RiseSmart today announced the launch of Randstad RiseSmart BrightFit, the first-of-its-kind predictive career exploration technology that combines extensive labor market data with personalized skills assessments.
  • BrightFit empowers forward-thinking organizations to future-proof their workforce through predictive technology and personalized career coaching.
  • The technology powers RiseSmart Skilling and its algorithms analyze real-time labor market data from more than 40,000 sources and over 17,000 associated skills to yield a unique combination of scores.
  • "We're seeing increasing demand from our customers for more effective ways to drive workforce agility while supporting individuals' long-term employability," said Dan Davenport, CEO at Randstad RiseSmart.

4-H Teens Drive Digital Inclusion in Under-Resourced Communities by Teaching Digital Employability Skills to Over 50,000 Adults

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Employability, Employment, Social media

Established in 2017 with support from Microsoft, 4-H Tech Changemakers trains and equips teens to teach adults digital employability skills that include online job seeking, social media marketing, software use, and more.

Key Points: 
  • Established in 2017 with support from Microsoft, 4-H Tech Changemakers trains and equips teens to teach adults digital employability skills that include online job seeking, social media marketing, software use, and more.
  • "\nThe 4-H Tech Changemakers program seeks to close this opportunity gap by making digital skills accessible to those who need them most.
  • "In this model, teens leverage their digital skills to give back to their communities while building critical leadership and organizational skills.
  • "\nThrough 4-H Tech Changemakers, teens become credentialed through formal training in how to teach digital skills to adults.

Pink drinks can help you run faster and further, University of Westminster study finds

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Branches of philosophy, Philosophy, Articles, Philosophy of mind, Perception, Employability, Employment, Philosophy of perception

Similarly, the role of colour in gastronomy has received widespread interest, with research published on how visual cues or colour can affect subsequent flavour perception when eating and drinking.\n"The findings from our study combine the art of gastronomy with performance nutrition, as adding a pink colourant to an artificially sweetened solution not only enhanced the perception of sweetness, but also enhanced feelings of pleasure, self-selected running speed and distance covered during a run.

Key Points: 
  • Similarly, the role of colour in gastronomy has received widespread interest, with research published on how visual cues or colour can affect subsequent flavour perception when eating and drinking.\n"The findings from our study combine the art of gastronomy with performance nutrition, as adding a pink colourant to an artificially sweetened solution not only enhanced the perception of sweetness, but also enhanced feelings of pleasure, self-selected running speed and distance covered during a run.
  • "\nThe University of Westminster offers a vibrant learning environment attracting more than 19,000 students from over 160 nations and we continue to invest in our future with new developments, research projects and new ideas.
  • Our distinguished 175-year history has meant we lead the way in many areas of research, particularly Politics, Media, Art and Design, Architecture and Biomedical Sciences, and our position in the city of London allows us to continue to build on our close connections with leading figures and organisations in these areas as well as in the worlds of business, information technology, politics and law.
  • Our commitment to educating graduates for the needs of professional life attracts high quality students from within the UK and around the globe.\nGlobal engagement, employability and sustainability are key elements in the University of Westminster\'s vision for the future and we strive to ensure the very highest standards are met and maintained.\n'