Abstract
This paper evaluates the development of skills during a work placement year within a Scottish accounting degree. It discusses the history of placements within higher education, the advantages and disadvantages of placements from student and employer perspectives, and work placement as a vehicle for developing personal transferable skills. Students and employers involved in work placements agreed that they were effective in developing a range of skills. Their views were then compared with those of students at a similar university without a placement degree. Degrees including a work placement were found to be a useful complement to more traditionally structured degrees. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-108 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Accounting Forum |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Employers
- Personal transferable skills
- Placement
- Students