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Do our Graduates have the Skills for Innovation-led Economic Growth
Prof Mary McNamara
Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Steering Committee, Council for Doctoral Education, EUA
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“human capital, especially in science and technology, is of growing importance for
innovation and technology-led economic growth.
OECD , Mobilising Human Resources for Innovation, 2000
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Patents Applied for & Granted
Forfas, Role of PhDs in Smart Economy 2009
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Skilled Scientists
Knowledge Generation
Innovation
Economic Growth
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Benefits to Firms from Employing Researchers
Discipline knowledge Ability to acquire and use new knowledge Research methodology skills Personal networks Knowledge of recent advances Capacity to solve complex problems Ability to develop new ideas
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Important Skills when Employing ResearchersIreland
Forfas, Role of PhDs in Smart Economy 2009
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Important Skills when Employing ResearchersEU-27+
EuroBarometer Employers Perception of Graduate Employability 2010
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Importance of Foreign Language Skills by Country
EuroBarometer Employers Perception of Graduate Employability 2010
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European Universities Association
‘Salzburg Declaration’ 2005
‘Core component of Doctoral education is the advancement of knowledge through original research. At the same time it is recognised
that doctoral training must increasingly meet the needs of an employment market that is wider than academia’.
UniversitiesNeed to assume responsibility for ensuring that programmes and research training are designed to meet new challenges.
Must use innovative structures to meet the challenge of interdisciplinary training and the development of transferable skills.
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Employability Skills of Researchers
Carnegie Mellon
• Communication• Human relations• Problem solving• Research Skills
IUA
• Project management• Time management• Ethics and social understanding
DIT
• Commercialisation• Entrepreneurship• Work Placement
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DIT Graduate Attributes
Each graduate is:
Engaged Enterprising Enquiring Effective Expert in chosen subject discipline
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DIT R & D Model - Full Innovation Chain
Student
Research
Development
Commercialisation
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Forecast Ireland 2013
Skills shortages: ICT Biopharma and medical devices Agri-food Financial services Healthcare
Cross-disciplinary skills needed: ICT combined with business intelligence and financial applications
expertise Engineering combined with science skills
No evidence of shortages Education sector Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, 2013
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Forecast to 2020 EU-27+
~235m employed
~83m opportunities = ~8m new + ~75m replacement demand
~18.1 % of total employment Technicians and Professionals Physical and Engineering Sciences Life Sciences and Health Teaching, Finance and Business Public Administration
Cedefop, Forecast 2012
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Opportunities by Occupation – EU-27+
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Opportunities by Qualification – EU-27+
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Forecast to 2020 EU-27+
Increase of ~20m demand for high-level qualifications
Increase of ~4.5m demand for medium-level qualifications
Decrease of ~14m demand for low-level qualifications
EU will meet its targets 75% employment 40% aged 30-34 with 3o education
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Supply and Demand – EU-27+
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Supply and Demand and Imbalances
Jobs Supply and Demand are following similar trends
Supply ≈ Demand for People with low-medium level qualifications
Supply > Demand for people with high-level qualifications Aging labour force requires retraining and requalification
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Ambition should not be to simply meet…skills demand
If Ireland is to develop competitive advantage… it requires a skills profile…skewed towards higher
levels of skills attainment.
Ireland’s Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
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High Tech Industry Main Driver of EU Growth
Eurostat, 2013
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Productivity vs Employment
Eurostat, 2013
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Student in 3o Education by Field
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Graduates vs Current Enrolments
Field Graduates (% of total) Enrolments (% of total)
Social Science, Business & Law 35.4 33.4
Health and Welfare 15.4 13.4
Rest including STEM 49.2 53.4
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Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D
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Need To
Continue to structure doctoral education to include more employability skills
Introduce employability skills training to Bachelors and Masters programmes – the pipeline for doctoral programmes
Retrain and Requalify an aging labour force
Be cognisant of skills needs in individual countries and in different sectors
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Challenges
Improving Education while Consolidating Public Finances
Increasing the Numbers of students taking STEM disciplines .
Increasing the numbers of highly skilled graduates employed in high tech industries
Increasing GDP expenditure on R&DInnovation is highly sensitive to financial constraintsBusiness R&D and new patents shrink when GDP declines
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