Employability is a primary priority for vocational students in the competitive labor market, as it is essential to meet the demands of globalization and the Fourth industrial Revolution. However, there is still limited research on the trends and developments, as well as systematic reviews...

The paper explores "life skills" acquired and enhanced during an internship in preparation for the work of the future, identifies challenges faced and gaps between academic preparation and internship requirements, and explores the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the internship experiences of...

Recently, technology has been increasingly integrated into higher education through gamified learning, which applies game design principles to educational content. The purpose of the present paper is to assess and depict the engagement of students in the field of economics and business in...

The main objective of the study is to describe the intern students’ perceptions about their internship experience at hospitality industry in Dhaka. The respondents came from 22 educational institutes. The study used structured questionnaire (40 closed ended questions assessed using 5 point...

The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors associated with internship programs and the relationships between internship experiences in tourism and hospitality industry and aspect of future career in the same industry. A principal component analysis was used to determine the...

This case study explores the impact of structured micro-internships at Falmouth University's Launchpad programme, designed to address Cornwall's economic challenges by integrating student talent into the local startup ecosystem. By embedding business and digital marketing students within...

"Many a humanities major has been asked the dreaded question, "So, what are you going to do with that?" The common wisdom is that college programs in the humanities encourage a lot of high-minded thinking useless outside of a rarefied college campus. This new book from CoreyMoss-Pech shows us...

International internships as learning method have gained attention in the business and management education. While a number of studies have well established the benefits and challenges of this learning approach across countries and study-programs, more recent research takes a critical instance...

Purpose: The focus of the study is to identify the perceptions of the students, the hospitality and tourism organizations, and the tourism polytechnic concerning the internships conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their perceptions of virtual internships....

Internship contracts (ICs) were designed as a stepping stone for educated young workers to develop their professional skills upon graduation. Such contracts incentivise employment creation, as firms benefit from lower wages and tax reductions, but at the same time, firms are expected to develop...

Abstract Increasing one's chances for early job attainment is a major motivation for accounting graduates. Accounting programs are often evaluated by the job attainment rates of their graduates. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that affect the early job attainment of...

The aim of this study was twofold. First, we want to determine which competences are acquired through an internship, as well as the levels of attainment. Secondly, we want to compare the levels of achievement in two different universities, since we are interested in proving whether the...

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the entire economic and social order around the world. The lockdown imposed to safeguard people further affected the business activities. Countries and organisations are struggling to bring back order to the situation. Most of the business processes were either...

"This groundbreaking book examines the growing phenomenon of internships and the policy issues they raise, during a time when internships or traineeships have become an important way of transitioning from education into paid work."

This paper investigates the perception of corporate managers regarding employability skills of management students undertaking summer internship with them. The study is divided into two parts wherein the first part consists of literature review and in-depth interviews of senior managers, and it...

This paper aims to research demands and practices on internships. The internship management system (IMS) is a fundamental fragment of communication between students, educational institutions and businesses (S-B-A) and is an influential tool to improve the digitization of processes related to...

The experience that students gain from internship programs is considered to be one of the most critical complements to higher education. Using data gathered through surveys with over 100 students from architectural education institutions in Turkey and focus group discussions with interns, key...

We describe the demand for interns in the U.S. using ads from an internship-specific website. We find that internships are more likely to be paid when more closely associated with a specific occupation, when the local labor market has lower unemployment, and when the local and federal minimum...

This study aims to evaluate the impact of internship programs on the professional as well as on personal development and skills of business students in Pakistan. The data of the study consisted of 800 undergraduating business students of 4-year degree programs from 15 universities of Pakistan....

Firms screen graduates using grade thresholds, which can turn into students’ targeted learning outcomes or reference points in the model of study effort choice. Variability in the usage of grade thresholds implies students’ uncertainty about the value of grades. Work experience from...

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