A quarterly publication of AQU Catalunya

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April 2017

AQU Catalunya has published the reports incorporating the results of the analysis of focus groups and specific interviews according to professional sector conducted on employers and professionals from the various fields of business. There are a total of ten reports addressed to faculties interested in having at their disposal evidence on the demands of the labour market associated with the profile of their university graduates.

Moreover, AQU Catalunya has also published the overall report: The Employers study: qualitative analysis, setting out comparative and general conclusions according to the branches of activity analysed on the basis of the information gleaned from the interviews and the focus groups organised. The ultimate goal is firstly to document the opinions of employers with regard to the education received by graduates and the ties between business and university; and, secondly, to identify aspects that may prove useful to relevant stakeholders from Catalan universities in order to enhance student employability.

This qualitative stage in the research seeks to gain additional insight into the results of the qualitative analysis of the Employers study and provide information specific to the degree programmes concerning the skills and knowledge most highly regarded in the labour market.

The methodology and the fieldwork have been incumbent on the Sociological Research Centre on Everyday Life and Work of the Department of Sociology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and AQU Catalunya, as well as the task force formed by Oriol Barranco, Joan Miquel Verd, Oriol Alonso, Anna Prades, Carme Edo and Queralt Capsada.

Overall report
The employers study: qualitative analysis
Reports according to professional sector
Financial institutions Centered on degree programmes in Economics, Business Administration and similar qualifications   The opinion of finance, insurance and real estate companies on graduates of Economics, Business Administration and Business Studies	Construction Centred on degree programmes in Architecture, Civil Engineering and similar qualifications   The opinon of companies on architects and civil engineers
Industry Centred on degree programmes in Industrial Engineering and similar qualifications  The opinion of companies on the education of production engineers	Communication technologies Centred on various degree programme profiles, such as Business Administration, Labour Relations, Organisation and Management Engineering  The opinion of companies on communication engineers
Media Centred on degree programmes in Journalism, Communication and Audiovisual Studies and similar qualifications  The opinion of companies on graduates of Communication	Consultancy firms Centred on various degree programme profiles, such as Business Administration, Labour Relations, Organisation and Management Engineering  The opinion of consultancy firms on graduates of Economics, Business Administration and Business Studies
Early childhood and primary education Centred on degree programmes in Early Childhood and Primary Education  The opinion of school headmasters on the training of Early Childhood and Primary Education Teachers	Secondary education Centred on the master’s degree in Teacher Training for Secondary Education   The opinion of school headmasters on the training of Secondary Education
Medicine Centred on degree programmes in Medicine  L'opinió dels ocupadors sobre els graduats en Medicina	Nursing Centred on degree programmes in Nursing  The opinion of employers on graduates of Nursing