The development and validation of the student's employability competences questionnaire (SECQ)

IF 3.2 3区管理学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Education and Training Pub Date : 2022-12-27 DOI:10.1108/et-12-2020-0379

Rémi Scoupe, Inge Römgens, Simon Beausaert

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Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to measure the extent to which students possess the necessary competences of an employable graduate, the authors explored the development and validation of a questionnaire that measures employability competences of students in higher education through combining insights from higher education and workplace learning literature.Design/methodology/approachThe paper aims to develop and validate the questionnaire a systematic literature review and factor analyses were conducted. The authors applied the questionnaire to two different groups of students. First, to undergraduate students in an applied sciences program in Belgium (N = 935). The dataset was randomly divided into two subsets to conduct an exploratory and a confirmatory factor analysis. Next, another confirmatory factor analysis was done to cross-validate the factor structure found. For this, the questionnaire was offered to a group of undergraduate and graduate students at a university in The Netherlands (N = 995).FindingsThe results support a model of employability based on combined insights from higher education and workplace learning literature. The model consists of the following seven factors: social competences, e-literacy, efficacy beliefs, flexibility, healthy work–life balance, lifelong learning and oral and written communication.Originality/valueThe questionnaire can be utilized to screen students' employability profiles and examine the relationship between teaching practices and students’ employability competences.

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学生就业能力问卷(SECQ)的开发和验证

本文旨在衡量学生拥有可就业毕业生所需能力的程度，作者通过结合高等教育和职场学习文献的见解，探索了一份衡量高等教育学生就业能力的问卷的开发和验证。设计/方法/方法本文旨在编制和验证问卷，并进行了系统的文献综述和因素分析。作者对两组不同的学生进行了问卷调查。首先，对比利时应用科学专业的本科生(N = 935)。数据集随机分为两个子集进行探索性因子分析和验证性因子分析。接下来，进行另一个验证性因子分析来交叉验证发现的因子结构。为此，调查问卷被提供给荷兰一所大学的本科生和研究生(N = 995)。研究结果支持了一个基于高等教育和职场学习文献综合见解的就业能力模型。该模型由以下七个因素组成:社会能力、电子素养、效能信念、灵活性、健康的工作与生活平衡、终身学习和口头与书面沟通。独创性/价值问卷可以用来筛选学生的就业能力概况，并检查教学实践与学生的就业能力能力之间的关系。

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Education and Training EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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7.20

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期刊介绍： Education + Training addresses the increasingly complex relationships between education, training and employment and the impact of these relationships on national and global labour markets. The journal gives specific consideration to young people, looking at how the transition from school/college to employment is achieved and how the nature of partnerships between the worlds of education and work continues to evolve. The journal explores vocationalism in learning and efforts to address employability within the curriculum, together with coverage of innovative themes and initiatives within vocational education and training. The journal is read by policy makers, educators and academics working in a wide range of fields including education, learning and skills development, enterprise and entrepreneurship education and training, induction and career development. Coverage: Managing the transition from school/college to work New initiatives in post 16 vocational education and training Education-Business partnerships and collaboration Links between education and industry The graduate labour market Work experience and placements The recruitment, induction and development of school leavers and graduates Young person employability and career development E learning in further and higher education Research news Reviews of recent publications.