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This volume presents a theoretical and strategic discussion on the linkages between sustainable graduate employability, skill building and economic growth. With case studies from India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, England, Germany, the United States, United Arab Emirates, Australia and Asian countries, it looks at the skills training and education landscape around the continents, examines the state of employment, and offers case¿specific recommendations. The book analyses the role of higher education and vocational education policies and strategies in integrating skill training in education in order to achieve quality education and sustainable employment for all.
An important critique of skills training, education policy, and employment planning, the volume will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of sustainable development, development studies, public policy, political economy, labour studies, and education. It will also be useful for policymakers.
List of contents
IntroductionMona Khare Part I: Europe and Middle East1. Skills for future - GermanyD.Buschfeld and Nadine Weifels 2. Skills in England - The Need for Alternative PathwaysKen Mayhew3. Employability and Higher Education in the UAEAraz Khajarian , Linda C. Angell, and Alizeh BatraPart II: Asia-Pacific4. Linking education to employability: The Australian CaseMalcolm Abbott 5. Skills for sustainable employability and workforce development strategies in IndiaMona Khare and Sonam Arora6. Future workforce skills: National strategies and policy in VietnamNguyen, The Anh7. Re-orienting Technical and Vocational Education Policies in Taiwan towards Social and Economic SustainabilityI-Hsuan CHENG8. Skilling the demographic bonus: Progress and gaps in Indonesian employment strategiesAgustian SutrisnoPart III: America and Africa9. Design, approach and challenges of the vocational education and training framework in the USA: Delving into the state level diversitySahana Roy Chowdhury and Atisha Ghosh10. Trajectory towards developing skills for the future: A decolonial perspective from Zimbabwe's higher education sectorEvelyn Chiyevo Garwe and Juliet Thondhlana 11. Mid level skills development in South Africa - An evolving post-apartheid landscape Joy Papier , Sophia Matenda and Gerald Vollenhoven
About the author
Mona Khare (PhD) is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Finance, CPRHE, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India. An expert and consultant with UNESCO, APO, UNICEF, BC, and various government bodies. Her main areas of interest are employability of educated youth, Financing of Education, educational internationalisation, and spatial disparities in educational development. She has published widely nationally and internationally. Her experience spans across higher education administration, research and training of government officers for more than two decades.
Summary
This volume presents a theoretical and strategic discussion on the linkages between sustainable graduate employability and economic growth.
