The Employability Imperative: A Pioneer in Job Guarantees Sweetens Offerings with Cybersecurity, Golf-Readiness

Autor/in	Lachance, Laurie
Titel	The Employability Imperative: A Pioneer in Job Guarantees Sweetens Offerings with Cybersecurity, Golf-Readiness
Quelle	In: New England Journal of Higher Education, (2018) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-5978
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; First Generation College Students; Role of Education; Employment Qualifications; Accountability; Grades (Scholastic); Career Development; Internship Programs; Leadership Training; Service Learning; Student Development; Employment Opportunities; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsauftrag; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Verantwortung; Notenspiegel; Berufsentwicklung; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Führungslehre; Service-Learning; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance
Abstract	New England has a rich history of innovation and economic prosperity due, in part, to the fact that the region is home to some of the nation's most prestigious higher education institutions as well as a wide array of other postsecondary offerings. Nearly 60% of the students that Thomas College, Maine, serves are "first-generation" college-goers who come from modest means, it is absolutely imperative that the college experience provides them with the full complement of knowledge, skills and personal attributes that ensures they are fully employable. To hold educators and students accountable, the college offers a suite of guarantees, including one of the nation's first job guarantees. To qualify for the guarantee, students need to keep up their grades (knowledge), participate in professional and career development programming and an internship (skills), and get involved in leadership development and community service over their four years (personal attributes). This article presents the job guarantee and the new cyberscurity master's that is offered at Thomas College. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	New England Board of Higher Education. 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111. Tel: 617-357-9620; Fax: 617-338-1577; e-mail: info@nebhe.org; Web site: http://www.nebhe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01