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Ways to Improve the Competitiveness of Graduates in the Labor Market: the Experience of Japanese Universities

Publication date: 23.02.2018

Labor et Educatio, 2017, 5 (2017), pp. 167 - 176

https://doi.org/10.4467/25439561LE.17.010.7985

Authors

Natalya Pazyura
National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ways to Improve the Competitiveness of Graduates in the Labor Market: the Experience of Japanese Universities

Abstract

The article deals with the question of university graduates’ employability in Japan. The necessity of acquisition of employability skills by students has been proved. The essence of the notion “employability skills” and their component parts have been revealed. The author analyzes methods with the help of which Japanese Universities achieve the goal of training the skills. The article describes the aim and scale of special Project, held in Japan for training employability skills. The importance of social partnership between universities and industry and internship has been shown. In this context active learning has been gaining its popularity and proved to be successful in motivating students to cognitive activity.

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Information: Labor et Educatio, 2017, 5 (2017), pp. 167 - 176

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Ways to Improve the Competitiveness of Graduates in the Labor Market: the Experience of Japanese Universities

English:

Ways to Improve the Competitiveness of Graduates in the Labor Market: the Experience of Japanese Universities

Authors

National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine

Published at: 23.02.2018

Received at: 10.08.2017

Accepted at: 19.11.2017

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND  licence icon

Percentage share of authors:

Natalya Pazyura (Author) - 100%

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