Employability
As one of the VALUE subgroups we are looking at the important theme of employability in relation to university lifelong learning opportunities for volunteer organisations. We have taken this theme to cover:
- Volunteers
- Employed managers of volunteers
- In some cases volunteers are helping provide employment opportunities to third parties e.g. refugees, offenders in prison, those who are illiterate.
The partners involved in this subgroup are:
- University of Liverpool, UK
- InHolland University, NL
- Babeş-Bolyai University, RO
- Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR), UK
Employability Subgroup meeting Amsterdam, NL 29 April 2010
SUBGROUP DISSEMINATION - EXPLOITATION REPORT
The subgroup developed a plan for specific dissemination/exploitation focused on the theme of employability. This has been reviewed throughout the work of the subgroup and can be downloaded here.
SUBGROUP FINAL REPORT
The final report of the subgroup, summarising the group's work and identification of issues around the theme can be downloaded here.
Employability report summary available in:
English / Dutch/ Romanian
PRESENTATION AT ANKARA VALUE CONFERENCE
The subgroup gave a short presentation of their work at the VALUE Ankara Conference and this can be downloaded here
WORKSHOP AT NETWORK MEETING- EUCEN CONFERENCE, JONKOPING, SE - NOVEMBER 2009
The subgroup also ran a workshop at the main VALUE network meeting on 6 November, which was also open to the EUCEN 38th Conference attendees in Jonkoping. Documents that can be downloaded here:
Handout provided to workshop participants
Notes of discussions
Presentation
PRESENTATION AT UaLL CONFERENCE, UK
A presentation was made at UaLL (UK University Association for Lifelong Learning) Annual Conference, Oxford, UK on 15 March 2010 re the work of the subgroup. Presentation downloadable here and group discussion notes here
MEETINGS
The first meeting of the subgroup was in Leuven, BE on 25 March 2009. The following notes can be downloaded here:
Preparatory work for the meeting
Agenda
Notes of discussion at meeting
Arising from this meeting and previous discussions we have identified a number of themes the group will explore further over the life of this project:
- An overview of valuing LLL and volunteering within the context of employment, looking at the various stakeholders (e.g. trade unions, employers, volunteers, the state, universities).
- Looking at needs/ expectations of volunteers (with particular reference to employment issues) for learning opportunities in universities in both the UK and RO. Also a literature review.
- ULLL needs of employed managers of volunteers in UK
Resources specific to this subgroup theme that will be posted on this page, and that will be developed over the life of the project, will include:
- Glossary of relevant terms
- Bibliography of specific articles/papers that relate to the subgroup theme and relevant websites
- Report on the subgroup activities and findings
The second meeting of the subgroup was in Jonkoping, SE on 5 November 2009 and the agenda and notes from that meeting can be downloaded here:
Agenda
Notes of meeting
A third subgroup meeting held in Amsterdam, NL on 29 April 2010 continued the debate and exchange of experience/information. The following can be downloaded:
Agenda
Notes of meeting
The fourth meeting was held in Lille, FR on 16 November 2010.The following can be downloaded:
Agenda
Notes of meeting
GLOSSARY OF RELEVANT TERMS
The following terms, of particular relevance to the theme of employability within VALUE, have been discussed and a definition provided for each:
Competence
Employability
Learning Triangle.
For the definitions and discussion of these terms please click here
The employability subgroup also considered some terms that would be useful to include in the main VALUE glossary and these can be accessed by clicking here
BIBLIOGRAPHY
To download a document containing all these bibliography and website links please click here
Volunteering in the VPL perspective Bénédicte Halba (from Managing European diversity in lifelong learning – ISBN 978-90-79108-01-5) 2007
Valuing Volunteer Management Skills. Georgina Brewis, Matthew Hill, Daniel Stevens, IVR, September 2010
Activating ULLL by valuing learning in the sports sector. Ruud Duvekot, InHolland University & Margot Kouwenberg, Academie voor Sportkader. 2011
Learning While Working. Cedefop report February 2011.
Dutch VPL at a glance 2008: The development of APL, RPL & VPL in the Netherlands Ruud Duvekot , INHolland University Report for the Observal Project , 2008
Volunteering to lead: a study of leadership in small volunteer-led groups Nick Ockenden and Mark Hutin IVR, March 2008
Volunteering Works - Volunteering & Social Policy ed. Nick Ockenden, IVR, 2007. Chapter 5 addresses LLL and employability
Managing for success: Volunteers’ views on their involvement and support Joanna Machin & Angela Ellis Paine, IVR Research Bulletin, April 2008
Management matters: a national survey of volunteer management capacity Joanna Machin & Angela Ellis Paine, IVR, April 2008
Developing Employee Volunteering - a joint venture between volunteer organisations & companies? Strategies - Success Stories - Challenges.
CEV General Assembly Conference Final Report, Prague, 2009
European guidelines for validating non-formal and informal learning. cedefop 2009. Also available en français and deutsch
Volunteering as a route (back) to employment. CEV General Assembly Conference Final Report, Paris, 2007
Community Investment: The impacts of employee volunteering at Barclays Bank IVR Research Bulletin 2004
Companies and Volunteering. Fact sheet from European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions 2011
WEBSITES
Centre for the Study of Education and Work, University of Toronto, Canada
http://wall.oise.utoronto.ca/
The Centre for the Study of Education and Work (CSEW) brings together educators from university, trade union, and community settings to understand and enrich the often undervalued informal and formal learning of working people. The CSEW develops research and teaching programmes on learning and work. It promotes policy initiatives, and public events connected to both the paid and unpaid workplace, in traditional and new media for learning. The ‘WALL’ link on the website contains various relevant articles
LANGUAGE - English and French
Business in the Community (BITC), UK
http://www.bitc.org.uk/
Business in the Community (BITC), set up in 1982 now has over 800 members. It is the largest and one of the oldest UK national business-led coalitions dedicated to corporate responsibility. It engages and supports companies to make a positive impact in the community, workplace, marketplace and environment.
Encouraging businesses to get involved by promoting corporate community involvement and through providing various LLL opportunities, BITC has helped to institutionalise and mainstream corporate responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
One of the issues BITC tackles is employability see weblink
http://www.bitc.org.uk/community/employability/index.html
The Leopold Kronenberg Foundation at Citi Handlowy, PL
http://www.citibank.com/poland/homepage/english/10032.htm
The Leopold Kronenberg Foundation was established 14 years ago to mark the 125th anniversary of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. It carries out national and local projects - the biggest such in Poland - as part of corporate social responsibility of Citi Handlowy (Citi bank).The Foundation promotes the public good in the areas of education and local development. It has a large employee volunteering programme – see above link.
Özel Sektör Gönüllüler Derneği (OSGD) The Corporate Volunteer Association, TR
http://www.osgd.org/
Özel Sektör Gönüllüler Derneği (OSGD) Turkey was founded in 2002 to help establish corporate employee volunteering in the corporate cultures of companies in Turkey. Activities embraced by employees that help to support a specific need, create lasting loyalty and increase teamwork among co-workers. OSGD serves as a bridge between companies and non-profit organizations for companies and their employees to be able to serve the communities in which they work. Website in Turkish and English.
Spreading Holistic & Re-empowering Employability Support (SHARE employability)
http://www.share-employability.eu/
Despite the recession shifting attention to people recently made redundant, governments across Europe have started to recognise that people with a mix of barriers to work still have plenty of potential and can move forward with the right support. With the support of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme's Leonardo da Vinci Partnerships Programme, the SHARE project has brought together partners from Scotland, Stockholm and Dublin to explore and draw together good practice in achieving that holistic, person-centred approach that empowers people to fulfill their potential and enjoy the health, social and financial benefits of working, or developing themselves towards work.
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