(710)LEONARDO INTERNATIONAL WORKPLACEMENTS FOR RECENT GRADUATES IN EUROPE FROM JAUME I UNIVERSITY 2007-2013: MAIN RESULTS

摘要

International placements for graduates is a key factor for the development of linguistic and soft skills ofgrant holders, increasing their employability and enhancing awareness about themselves and culturaldifferences in the workplace. At this moment, Erasmus + is the new generation of mobilityprogrammes launched, but there is a great concern with the diffusion and exploitation on the results ofprevious projects financed by European Commission.In final reports for the National Agency in charge of the management of the programmes in Spain(OAPEE)for every project, we analyse the profiles of participants each year, but never has donebefore the macro analysis for the comprehensive knowledge of variables related with the mobility forplacement results.In a previous study, we explored the impact in short and medium time of international placements,both examined through qualitative and quantitative methodology but for a small sample.The population of the study was 237 graduates from UJI in Castellon who participated in the sevenLeonardo projects launched during Life Long Learning Programmes generation: “InternationalWorkplacement for Recent Graduates in Europe” projects starting from 2007 to 2013 Leonardo forPeople in the Labour Market.The main objective of this paper is to analyse the central features which characterizes participantsfrom Jaume I University in Leonardo projects and also the major aspects of their mobility:sociodemographic variables (sex, age, fields of studies), variables related with pre-mobility phase (softskills and also variables related to previous job search (length of unemployment, job search sefefficacy;;initiatives for training, job search behaviour, professional self-efficacy, level of working foreignlanguage, labour experience, job search satisfaction)and variables related with the mobility phase:country of destination and type of company.The results for all the population studied, show different patterns depending on the participants'profiles and taking into account the different variables as participants in international mobility forplacements: There are more women than men (64.1%)participating in human and social sciences andalso technical and experimental sciences, bachelor (95.7%). Also recommendations to improve andenhance the scope of participants in future international placements programmes arise.This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication[communication] reflects only the views of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsiblefor any use which may be made of the information contained therein.