Where Should you Look for Information?
Feedback from professionals in your network, listen to their needs
Consult the findings of your surveys on employment of recent graduates
Set up a 'watch' for job opportunities, use internet, specialist press and employment agencies
Read the specialist press
Feedback from professionals in your network
The professionals who regularly interact in courses. Listen to their needs.
The 'watch' for information on job opportunities
On internet
In the specialist press
From employment agencies
Specialised Service Industry Surveys
Prospective studies
Studies by sector
Statistics
Method :
The diversity of sources can vary according to context
Collect the information while it is available (availability is not permanent). You can be sure of the importance of this preparatory phase in Training Course Engineering so make certain enough personnel are working on collecting this data.
It is vital to plan meetings regularly to debate the findings, date and analyse the data collected: read the minutes of the meetings on employment rates of graduates, read the minutes of the Board meetings with professionals present
Organise workshops every 5 to 10 years to re-think the entire system: 'rupture strategy' is an in-depth analysis for improvement.
The information gathered on the socio-economic context must be used again later: To analyse skills, to create new contacts during the 'normal' activity of your university, to find links outside of the educational establishment, to find host organisations for the student's work placements and to involve professionals in the teaching and pedagogy.
