Employability, employer engagement and entrepreneurship have been highlighted by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) as long term policy objectives. In the recent Learning to Work Two (LTW2) action plan, the SFC identifies the value it sees in supporting national co-ordination and good practice development within HEIs and colleges, and sharing these between sectors. It also identifies strengthening links and aiding dialogue between student bodies, institutions and employers as a national level strategic goal. These conclusions follow feedback received from the HE sector consultation on LTW2 (2009).
To further these aims, a new Scottish Higher Education Employability Forum (SHEEF) has recently been formed. The work of the Forum is steered by a management group comprising representatives from Scottish universities and a number of partner organisations including:
o Higher Education Academy
o Scottish Funding Council
o QAA Scotland
o Universities Scotland
o NUS Scotland
o Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE)
o AGCAS Scotland
Download the new SHEEF terms of reference:
