Links between Higher Education and Employers in Malawi: The Need for a Dialogue?

Autor/inn/en	Hall, David; Thomas, Harold
Titel	Links between Higher Education and Employers in Malawi: The Need for a Dialogue?
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 27 (2005) 1, S.67-79 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Nongovernmental Organizations; Foreign Policy; Vocational Education; Job Skills; Employment; Africa; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Außenpolitik; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Dienstverhältnis; Afrika
Abstract	The development of skills for employment is an important international policy area, but one that has been relatively ignored in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports on findings from a research project in Malawi, supported by the Department for International Development (DFID), that explored the links that exist between employers and the higher education and vocational education and training sectors. These findings are placed within the context of international trends in higher education/employer links and the need in sub-Saharan Africa to relate policy implications to the imperative of contributing to the elimination of poverty and achieving international development targets. The paper discusses implications of the findings, particularly for the Malawi government, leading higher education institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and examines the implications for higher education in creating a dialogue and strengthening links between stakeholders. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10