Highered Survey for Career Centres/Deans

A survey by Highered

Highered and EFMD are currently considering developing a career education solution, hosted on the Coursera platform, to support students and alumni at your academic institution to provide them with a competitive advantage in selection processes. This survey is designed to help Highered and EFMD to better understand whether there is demand for these solutions and to guide further decision making. Thank you in advance for sharing your valuable insights.

Please provide your name *

Please provide the name of the academic institution you are from *

Please provide the department you are from *

Please provide your role *

Provided that digitalisation requires a new set of competences would you deem appropriate to improve the current processes of students and alumni to be able to meet the career development needs? *

Do you see an increasing need for access to online career development support for students and alumni? *

Do you see value in your students and alumni gaining certificates that showcase their skills to potential employers in order to provide them with an edge in selection processes? *

Are you interested in career development solutions for your students and alumni that are tailored to employers' requirements to be selected for key roles? *

Are you interested in career development solutions that are tailored based on students' and alumni's personal skill levels? *

Now we are going to show some potential options and would value your feedback

Solution 1 - Students/alumni are offered a personalised set of courses to develop key skills required for a specific desired role (e.g. Data Analyst).
Solution 2 - Students/alumni are offered a personalised set of courses to develop key skills for a priority area (e.g. AI skills for business).
Solution 3 - Students/alumni are offered a pre-selected set of courses specific to a desired key role like an Investment Banker or Management Consultant
Solution 4 - Students/alumni are offered a pre-selected set of courses to boost key digital skills for their desired career path.

Now that you have viewed the potential options, do you find these proposed solutions appealing for your students and/or alumni? *

Of the proposed solutions, which do you find most appealing for your students and/or alumni? *

Solution 1 - Personalised Pathways to Prove Job-Readiness in a Specific Role
Solution 2 - Personalised Pathways to Prove Job-Readiness in a Priority Area
Solution 3 - Pre-selected Learning Plan Specific to a Desired Role, like an Investment Banker or Management Consultant
Solution 4 - Pre-selected Learning Plan to Boost Digital Skills in a Desired Career Path

Please explain what about this solution is most appealing? *

Do you feel any of the solutions would complement the support that your career centre is offering? *

In your opinion, how appealing is Solution 1 - Personalised Pathways to Prove Job-Readiness in a Specific Role? *

1 (Very appealing)	2	3	4	5 (Not at all appealing)
1 (Very appealing)Item #1 1 (Very appealing)	2Item #1 2	3Item #1 3	4Item #1 4	5 (Not at all appealing)Item #1 5 (Not at all appealing)

In your opinion, how appealing is Solution 2 - Personalised Pathways to Prove Job-Readiness in a Priority Area? *

1 (Very appealing)	2	3	4	5 (Not at all appealing)
1 (Very appealing)Item #1 1 (Very appealing)	2Item #1 2	3Item #1 3	4Item #1 4	5 (Not at all appealing)Item #1 5 (Not at all appealing)

In your opinion, how appealing is Solution 3 - Pre-selected Learning Plan Tailored to a Desired Career Role? *

1 (Very appealing)	2	3	4	5 (Not at all appealing)
1 (Very appealing)Item #1 1 (Very appealing)	2Item #1 2	3Item #1 3	4Item #1 4	5 (Not at all appealing)Item #1 5 (Not at all appealing)

In your opinion, how appealing is Solution 4 - Pre-selected Learning Plan to Boost Digital Skills in a Chosen Career Path? *

1 (Very appealing)	2	3	4	5 (Not at all appealing)
1 (Very appealing)Item #1 1 (Very appealing)	2Item #1 2	3Item #1 3	4Item #1 4	5 (Not at all appealing)Item #1 5 (Not at all appealing)

If you were to offer a career development solution as mentioned above to your students and alumni, would you make it available on behalf of your school/career centre? *

Yes
No
Maybe

If your school/career centre were to offer a career development solution as mentioned above, would you market it to your students and/or alumni for them to engage directly? *

Yes
No
Maybe

If your school/career centre were to offer a career development solution as mentioned above, would you be interested in being a part of a Highered/EFMD Steering Committee to provide valuable input? *

Yes
No
Maybe

Please provide any suggestions on how you feel these solutions could be improved or any additional feedback. *

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