A presentation for the Higher Education Academy workshop on employability in Higher Education "Everything Starts with an E" on 4th March 2014. Please follow this link for further information. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2014/Seminars/Social_Sciences/GEN839_blackburn
2. Higher Education Academy
Learning & Employability Series
Knight, P. & Yorke, M. (2004). Learning, Curriculum and Employability in Higher Education. London:
Routledge Falmer.
Moreland, N. (2006). Entrepreneurship and Higher Education: an Employability Perspective. Learning
and Employability Series. York: Higher Education Academy.
Pedagogy for Employability Group (2006). Pedagogy for Employability. Learning and Employability
Series. York: Higher Education Academy.
Yorke,M.(2006).EmployabilityinHigherEducation:WhatItIs –WhatIt IsNot.Learningand
EmployabilitySeries. York:HigherEducationAcademy.
4. Watts (2006)/McCash (2008)
• Watts, AG (2006) – Career development
learning and employability. Learning &
Employability. The Higher Education Academy
• McCash, P (2008) – Career studies handbook:
career development learning in practice.
Learning & Employability Series Two. The
Higher Education Academy
Available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/employability
5. HEA [McCash(2008)]
• In practical terms it provides a space in the
curriculum for students to consider the ideas
and beliefs of self and others concerning
career, labour markets and employability
• Units of formal study range from full degree
courses to individual modules, papers, and
lectures within courses. There are also
extracurricular examples.
6. HEA [Watts (2006)]
Definitions of Employability
IMMEDIATE
EMPLOYMENT
IMMEDIATE
EMPLOYABILITY
SUSTAINABLE
EMPLOYABILITY
ATTENTION TO
LONGER-TERM
CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
7. The “DOTS” model (Law and
Watts:1977/1996)
The ‘DOTS’ model is a four stage model of
career planning originally developed by Bill
Law and Tony Watts of the National Institute
for Careers Education and Counselling. It has 4
stages which are:
D: Decision Learning (Career Exploration and Decision Making)
O: Opportunity Awareness (Research Skills)
T: Transition Learning (Careers literature, Fairs, Work Experience)
S: Self Awareness (Self-Assessment)
8. The “SDOT” model
(University of Liverpool)
The SODT model can be simplified as follows:
Self Awareness Who am I?
Opportunity Awareness Where am I?
Decisions Making What will I do?
Transition Skills Where will I do it?
The DOTS Model (Adapted from Law and Watts 1977/1996)
10. HEA [Watts(2006)]
• Strategies for career management learning (specific
modules, cross-curricular integration, outside the curriculum)
• Careers services(individual and group guidance, information services,
employer liaison and placement services)
• Strategic directions (guidance, placement, curriculum, learning
organisation models)
• Implications – restructuring careers as academic service rather than
student service, separate teaching unit for career development learning
• Staff requirements – pedagogic knowledge & skills, strong
grounding in career development theory, academic empathy
17. Employability at King’s – a
definition and model
The Strategy is based on a three-tiered model of
support for students:
• Core elements – available to all students
through their programme
• Extra and co-curricula elements – optional for
all students
• Recognition and reward structures – to
acknowledge individual achievements
19. • Watts, AG (2006) Career development
learning and employability Learning and
employability Series Two. York:Higher
Education Academy
• McCash, P (2008) Career studies
handbook:career development learning in
practice York:Higher Education Academy &
Higher Education Careers Education Unit
