The Transition from Graduation to Work: Challenges and Strategies in the Twenty-First Century Asia Pacific and Beyond

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This book reports on the findings from a research study of vocational and higher education graduates’ employability challenges. The nature and extent of these challenges, their underlying causes, and effective strategies to address the problems in this area are all analysed from a multiple-stakeholder paradigm. The primary focus of the book is on governments; secondary, vocational, and higher education systems; and industry employers - rather than graduates themselves - in order to highlight the policy and strategy implications for governments, industry and educational systems. Readers will acquire comprehensive information on the nature and extent of graduate employability in terms of country-specific challenges, together with a deeper understanding of their complex causes, and the inter-relatedness between governments, educational systems, industry sectors, and potential employers. They will also be provided with a broad range of stakeholder strategies designed to effectively address these challenges within integrated national and regional approaches. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 An Introduction to the Transition from Graduation to Work: Challenges and Strategies in the Asia Pacific and Beyond (Subas Dhakal, Verma Prikshat, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess)....Pages 3-13 Conceptualising Graduate Work-Readiness: Theories, Concepts and Implications for Practice and Research (Verma Prikshat, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess, Subas Dhakal)....Pages 15-29 Mapping Stakeholders of Graduate Work-Readiness (GWR) (Alan Nankervis, Verma Prikshat, Subas Dhakal)....Pages 31-42 European, American and Japanese Perspectives on Work-Readiness: Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region (Jonathan Winterton)....Pages 43-62 Front Matter ....Pages 63-63 The Future of Work in Australia: Preparing Graduates for Changing Work Patterns that Require New Skill Sets (Barbara Mumme, Roslyn Cameron)....Pages 65-84 Work-Readiness of Indian Graduates: A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Assess Competence Deficits and Causes, and Possible Solutions (Sanjeev Kumar, Parth Patel, Verma Prikshat)....Pages 85-105 Graduate Work-Readiness Challenges in Indonesia—Findings from a Multiple Stakeholder Study (Soegeng Priyono, Alan Nankervis)....Pages 107-123 Graduate Work-Readiness in Malaysia: Challenges, Skills and Opportunities (Noorziah Mohd Salleh, Jabil Mapjabil, Rafeah Legino)....Pages 125-142 Graduate Work-Readiness Challenges in Mauritius (Sarita Hardin-Ramanan, Loga Ballasoupramanien, Shafiiq Gopee, Vikash Rowtho, Odylle Charoux)....Pages 143-160 The Transition from Graduation to Work: Challenges and Strategies in Singapore (Peter Waring, Christopher Vas, Azad Singh Bali)....Pages 161-178 Graduate Work-Readiness in Taiwan: Stakeholder Perspectives and Best Practices (Min-Wen Sophie Chang, Julia Connell)....Pages 179-202 Graduate Work-Readiness in Thailand (Surapit Promsit)....Pages 203-220 Enhancing Graduate Work-Readiness in Vietnam (Nguyen Danh Nguyen, Nguyen Ba Ngoc, Alan Montague)....Pages 221-237 Front Matter ....Pages 239-239 Challenges and Strategies of Transition from Graduation to Work in the Post-2020 Asia Pacific and Beyond: A Comparative Analysis of Nine Countries (Subas Dhakal, Alan Nankervis, John Burgess, Verma Prikshat)....Pages 241-253 Conclusion: The Future for Transition from Graduation to Work in the Asia Pacific and Beyond (Subas Dhakal, Verma Prikshat, John Burgess, Alan Nankervis)....Pages 255-263