Does the past dictate the future? Exploring the impact of employability programmes on adults experiencing multiple disadvantage

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Education and Work Pub Date : 2022-06-23 DOI:10.1080/13639080.2022.2092603

Claire Paterson-Young, Richard Hazenberg

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ABSTRACT The research explored the impact of an employability programme, delivered by a Community Interest Company and other third sector partners in England. The programme was designed to increase the employability of people aged between 16–72 years-old who were unemployed or economically inactive. To measure the impact of the programme on participants, 1,098 people engaging in the project completed questionnaires designed to capture demographic data and measure general self-efficacy (GSE) upon joining the programme (Time 1); whilst 163 of the same participants completed the questionnaire upon completing the programme (Time 2). Interviews were conducted with 26 participants engaged with the programme. Results of the questionnaire data analysis revealed a statistically significant relationship between levels of disadvantage experienced by the participants and GSE at Time 1; statistically significant increases in GSE levels between Time 1 and Time 2 for participants who completed the programme; and a statistically significant relationship between GSE at Time 2 and employment/training outcomes. Triangulation of the quantitative and qualitative results revealed the positive impact of the programme on participant’s self-efficacy and employability. This paper is the first of its kind in the UK to explore the impact of employability programmes on adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.

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过去决定了未来吗？探讨就业能力方案对处于多重劣势的成年人的影响

本研究探讨了由英国一家社区利益公司和其他第三部门合作伙伴提供的就业能力计划的影响。该方案的目的是提高16-72岁失业或无经济活动的人的就业能力。为了衡量项目对参与者的影响，1098名参与项目的人完成了问卷调查，旨在获取人口统计数据并测量加入项目后的一般自我效能(GSE)(时间1);同时，163名参与者在完成课程后完成了问卷调查(时间2)。对26名参与课程的参与者进行了采访。问卷数据分析结果显示，在时间1时，参与者所经历的劣势水平与GSE之间存在显著的统计学关系;完成项目的参与者在时间1和时间2之间GSE水平有统计学意义上的显著增加;时间2的GSE与就业/培训结果之间存在统计学上显著的关系。定量和定性结果的三角测量揭示了该计划对参与者自我效能感和就业能力的积极影响。这篇论文是英国首次探讨就业能力计划对经历多重劣势的成年人的影响。

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Journal of Education and Work EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Education and Work is an international forum for academic research and policy analysis which focuses on the interplay of the education and economic systems. The journal examines how knowledge, skills, values and attitudes both about and for work and employment are developed within the education system. The journal also explores the various forms of industrial training and accreditation in the economic system, including changes in the economic and industrial infrastructure which influence the type of employees required. Work in the informal economy is also included.