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  4. David Docherty writes about bridging the gap between education and employment

    July 9, 2014

    I was glad to see that University Alliance’s new report into ‘job ready’ graduates focused on the need for businesses and universities to work together to make sure that those leaving higher education have the skills and knowledge that will allow them to succeed, and companies to thrive. Not just because the interaction between universities […]

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  5. Job ready graduates – what Alliance universities are in the business of producing

    July 8, 2014

    It is amazing that, even now, some people still ask, “what is the role of higher education?” and “what is the value of a degree?” The bottom line is this: in companies and professions across Britain, and in the case of the University of South Wales, over 120 countries around the world, there are graduates […]

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  6. Job Ready: universities, employers and students creating success

    July 8, 2014

    Our latest report, Job Ready: Universities, employers and students creating success, is based on in-depth interviews with small and large employers, including British Airways, IBM, Marks and Spencer and Bank of America, showing employers are putting graduates at the heart of their strategies to innovate and grow. Download the report here. The report is based on extensive and […]

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  7. New study shows employers value job ready graduates – especially when they get to work with them before graduation

    July 8, 2014

    A new study being published today based on in-depth interviews with small and large employers, including British Airways, IBM, Marks and Spencer and Bank of America, shows employers are putting graduates at the heart of their strategies to innovate and grow. University Alliance, representing top universities for employability in science, technology, design and the professions, […]

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  8. Employability focus benefits universities, business and graduates, Daisy Hooper writing for the NCUB blog

    July 2, 2014

    Writing about employability ahead of the launch of Job Ready (launching 8 July 2014), Daisy Hooper writes for the NCUB blog: ‘The increasing focus of universities on graduate employability is great news for individuals, for the economy and for society. Gone are the days when an individual could go to university, get a job straight after graduation […]

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