Mapping activities to support and promote the employability of students and graduates: a study with Portuguese polytechnics
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https://doi.org/10.18675/1981-8106.v35.n.69.s17823Keywords:
Employability. Portuguese polytechnic institutes. Graduates. Alumni.Abstract
The objective of this study is to map practices that aim to support and promote the employability of students and graduates of portuguese polytechnic institutes. The methodology is descriptive and exploratory. The sample is composed of 11 public and non-military Portuguese polytechnic institutes, covering all regions of mainland Portugal. The corpus of the study were the institutional strategic plans (n=17), the activity reports (n=21) and the websites (n=11). The findings show growth in references to employability when comparing the investigated strategic plans. Actions/goals are more aimed at graduates to the detriment of undergraduate students; closer ties with companies can be seen, reinforced by actions such as job fairs and poliempreende. Of particular note is the creation of offices dedicated to the development of student employability, the creation of employability portals and the participation of students in non-formal educational spaces such as proposals for volunteering actions managed by polytechnics. The importance of promoting actions aimed at employability and not employment is highlighted, concepts that are often confused and/or overlap in the analyzed documents, an aspect that can corroborate a simplistic conclusion of the results of the mission of higher education and to a tendency to consider higher education institutions (HEIs) solely responsible for the employment of their students.
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