1. How to improve young people employability? Tony Ward, University of York, England

2. Career Supply / Demand Model Adaptability Technical Personal Career identity Employment motivation Extrinsic Intrinsic Industry Sector Career Potential Development Employment Package Work Location Environment and Conditions Specific job Job Specification Person Specification Specific job Job Specification Person Specification Specific Company and/or Job Graduate attributes Technical ability to find and secure a job Work readiness Capability Technical skills Personal skills Business skills Personal circumstances Demand Supply

3. Where do graduates go? Full-time Employment: 15,709 Part-time Employment: 1,740 Work & further study: 1,663 Full-time study: 2,993 Part-time study: 384 Unemployment: 2,200 Technical content is high > Curriculum is full > Time for other development is small Students need to take ownership of their own personal development from day 1 Students need to be helped to recognise what they need & how they need to develop HEI’s need to signpost students to appropriate sources of help HEI’s role is to prepare the engineering generalist – flexible, adaptable graduates