Employability development
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Evaluation of BBSRC Professional Internships for PhD Students
02/04/2024
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) commissioned CRAC to conduct an evaluation of the outcomes and impacts arising from the its Professional Internships for PhD students scheme (PIPS). Launched in 2012, PIPS aims to develop transferable skills, improve doctoral stud...
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Evaluation of the ‘Support for local graduates’ Challenge Competition
15/08/2019
The Office for Students has appointed CRAC and the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) to undertake an evaluation of its Industrial strategy and skills – ‘support for local graduates’ Challenge Competition. This is a fund through which HE institutions have bid for support to de...
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Employability literature review
08/06/2016
The Higher Education Academy commissioned the University of Derby's International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) and CRAC to undertake a structured review of 187 pieces of academic and professional literature identified which relate to employability development in higher education, published...
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Transnational education and employability development (2015)
09/06/2015
Internationalisation and employability development are important current themes for UK higher education. A prominent internationalisation strategy has been to increase the number and range of UK programmes delivered ‘offshore' as transnational education (TNE), through overseas partner insti...
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Participation in graduate internships (2013)
18/06/2013
CRAC undertook a study for the Royal Academy of Engineering into participation of recent HE graduates in graduate internships. This covered their motivations, application experiences and also outcomes for those who secured the internships, investigating differences in outcomes for different group...
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A career development perspective of UK researcher-business interactions (2012)
12/06/2012
CRAC has reviewed the models, extent and impact of HE-business interactions at research level, for Vitae and Research Councils UK. This revealed new insights into the extent of opportunities, significant differences across sectors and some mismatch between motivations of participants in knowledge...
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Hosting industrial placements in chemistry: Guidance and best practice (for RSC, 2012)
12/06/2012
As part of ‘enhancing employer engagement' work under the national HE STEM programme, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) asked CRAC to develop new guidance for chemical sector employers considering industrial placements. The new guide is based on our research with universities and employe...
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Evaluation of the Graduate Talent Pool internships scheme (for BIS, 2011)
07/06/2011
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) commissioned CRAC to evaluate its flagship internships scheme. Using survey and depth interviews with graduates who had obtained internships and non-participants, the study assessed the unique value of the scheme beyond pre-existing provi...
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Increasing opportunities for high-quality HE work experience (for HEFCE, 2011)
07/06/2011
With Oakleigh, CRAC evaluated HEFCE's programmes supporting work experience and recommended how it might help to increase opportunities. This comprised summative evaluation of the internship schemes with employers that HEFCE had funded (>8500 internships), interacting with over 500 participati...
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Work experience for STEM students and graduates (Science Council/BIS, 2011)
07/06/2011
The BIS ‘Science for Careers Expert Group' invited CRAC to investigate the provision and take-up of opportunities for work experience and internships in STEM higher education and in STEM industries. This included assessment of differential opportunity provision across employment sectors and...
