THE – Students need more soft skills, says shadow minister
Published on July 18, 2012
Mentoring students in “emotional resilience” could improve graduate employability, according to Labour’s shadow higher education minister, who recalled her own challenges as the sole barrister in her chambers from an “immigrant, working-class” background. Shabana Mahmood told an event on graduate employability hosted by the University Alliance group of institutions, that there were two key emerging areas in the field.
Vanessa Wilson, Chief Executive of University Alliance has responded to the British Social Attitudes Survey report on higher education by the National Centre for Social Research:
Vanessa Wilson CEO of University Alliance has welcomed Alan Milburn’s interim report into the rise of NEETs, but criticised the PM's comments on university degrees.