(1441) ENHANCING WORKING LIFE COMPETENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION - GENERIC SKILLS AND MULTIPROFESSIONALITY IN THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT COMPANY PROGRAM

摘要

The concept of employability is getting increasing attention among different stakeholders. Especially inEurope the relationship between education and workplace is a core focus of the entire highereducation sector, not least because of a fear of decreasing employment options and highunemployment among the youth. This research focuses on employability skills in the 10 ETCs JuniorAchievement Company program, and the perceptions of involved teachers of the employment skillstrained during the program.Semi structured thematic interviews was conducted with 15 teachers involved in the juniorachievement company program. For comparative purposes, half of the respondents are teachers fromhigher education and half of them are teachers at the gymnasium level.