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标题：Using Career Education to Help Students Build and Articulate Employability Skills
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作者：Lynda Peto ; Carolyn Geddert
期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2015
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：For 80% of first-year students, the highest motivators for attending University are related to getting a good job and preparing for a career. Research has shown that post-secondary students with some career goals and engaged in career development experiences have higher levels of engagement, academic performance, mental health, and persistence. Employers are placing a greater emphasis on a student’s skills and experience in their recruitment process. No longer does a University degree guarantee employment success upon graduation. Career education can provide the foundation and framework to help students make these connections and be successful in transitioning into the world of work. By understanding what employers’ value and knowing how to build and gain skills and experiences while in University, students can enhance their employability outcomes and successfully launch into their career upon graduation. The Faculty of Engineering along with Career Services at the University of Manitoba, have developed an innovative partnership to deliver career education embedded in required 1st and 2nd year Engineering courses. The program called “Your Career Starts Here” was introduced in the Fall 2013 term in Design in Engineering (Eng 1430) and Technical Communications (Eng 2010) courses. The learning outcomes of these interactive modules for students include: recognizing career development as a life-long process of learning; identifying and describing employability skills; identifying what employers value in the recruitment process; matching skills with an employer’s needs as well as identifying gaps; and reflecting on opportunities at University to build, enhance and develop skills and experiences. Academic courses, work experiences, cooperative education and internship programs, research experiences, and involvement in campus groups and cocurricular programming are identified as career development opportunities at the University of Manitoba. The modules include group discussions and acitivities to help students understand and identify ways to build their skills and experiences as well as how to articulate these skills to increase their employability outcomes upon graduation.