In October and November,2018, Marieta Tchagharyan, Head of YSUIB Professional Education Quality Assurance Department and Coordinator of the work with graduates and external stakeholders, Erine Gharayan, had a meeting with graduate students.
Each higher education institution has a mission to train, educate and build a modern and creative person who can enter the labor market and resist its current challenges. To achieve this goal, a student-universty, student-employer effective cooperation is of paramount importance.
Meetings organized by the Branch Department of Education Quality Assurance, were aimed at assisting students of full-time and part-time learning in finding a job and in their career.
During the meetings, M. Chagharyan and E.Gharayan presented to the students the purpose of the meeting, pointed out the proposals made by the Branch within the framework of cooperation, the students’ achievements and the expectations of the Department.
Particularly, it was mentioned that the Branch actively cooperates with the employer organizations of the region and during the meetings with them an agreement was reached on informing the Branch about vacancies.
It will enable to find revelent graduates according to employer requirements, to train and involve them in the process, as well as involve graduate students in the process.
The organizers of the meeting presented their plans for the future career development of graduates. They noted that, with the involvement of employers in the Branch, there would be periodically organized specialized seminars,trainings, internships, cognitive and practical exercises, implemented by external stakeholders. Such processes will promote the motivation of students towards professional career, will ensure their active participation in planning and implementation of future professional orientation; students will become aware of the needs of the labor market and employers; they will have platform for free expression and solving their problems.
The students got acquainted with employers’ suggestions, employers put an emphasis on interviews and competitions and the ability of students to accurately introduce themselves and good communication skills. It was noted that relevant seminars would be organized. During the meetings, the students actively participated in discussions, asked them questions and assured them that they would cooperate with the department to plan their future.
