DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-832-0-0122

ROZVOJ KOMPETENCÍ PRO TRH PRÁCE U ABSOLVENTŮ VYSOKÝCH ŠKOL

Martina Miškelová

The competitiveness and employability of university graduates in the labour market is one of the key indicators of the quality of higher education. Graduate employment is among the significant factors in university evaluation and providing feedback on its activities. Promoting the relevance of studies and cooperation with practice, where emphasis is put on developing competences that empower graduatesʼ position and applicability in the labour market, is one of Mendel University in Brnoʼs (MENDELU) priority objectives. The aim of the conference contribution is to present the specific activities by which MENDELU fulfils the above stated objectives, using the example of the ongoing project, and to familiarise the audience with the outcomes of the pilot questionnaire survey, which looks at identifying the competences required by the employers when a graduate enters the labour market. Since 2017, MENDELU has been implementing a strategic project under the OP Research, Development and Education called Competitive Graduate of Mendel University in Brno (Reg. No CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/ 16_015/0002365), the main aim of which is to carry out activities that promote graduates’ readiness to enter the labour market and thus promote their employability and competitiveness. In particular, the Key Project Activity No. four aims to connect the university environment with the world of work through its component activities and to establish, support and deepen active collaboration with potential employers. Dialogue between the university environment and the reality of the world of work is essential to promote the relevance of studies and to support graduates’ readiness to successfully launch their professional careers.

Keywords: graduate, competences, competitiveness, MENDELU, OP RDE, employment, labour market, employers

pages: 122-133, online: 2022