(en anglais) Preparing Post-secondary Students for Career Success: A Holistic Approach to Developing Employability Capital

Présentateur

• William E. Donald, Professeur associé en carrières durables et gestion des ressources humaines à la Southampton Business School, Université de Southampton (Royaume-Uni)

Dates et horaire

• Mercredis, 2, 9 et 16 avril, 2025 | 12 h 00 à 13 h 00 HE (Vérifiez votre fuseau horaire)

Prix

• Série de webinaires PAYANTE

Langue

• Ce webinaire est présenté en anglais

Accessibilité

• Des sous-titres codés en direct générés par l’IA Zoom sont disponibles en plusieurs langues, dont l’anglais et le français

Post-secondary education represents a crucial opportunity for students to lay the foundation for sustainable and fulfilling careers. However, traditional employability models have often focused narrowly on skills and attributes, overlooking the broader range of personal resources—collectively known as “employability capital—and external factors that influence long-term career success. This narrow focus leaves students underprepared to navigate complex career environments and thrive over time.   

In response, this webinar introduces the Employability Capital Growth Model (ECGM), a comprehensive framework that integrates nine forms of employability capital, external factors and time dimensions. By leveraging the ECGM, students can identify and pursue personal outcomes that matter most to them, such as career progress, earnings, well-being, or career satisfaction. Together, we will explore how the ECGM can be integrated seamlessly into your career centre’s existing approaches, equipping career development professionals to prepare students for sustainable careers and contribute to a thriving career ecosystem. 

This webinar series offers research-based insights, real-world examples and actionable advice to enhance your practice as a career development professional. You will gain a deep understanding of the ECGM and how it has been successfully applied in a range of contexts. Insights from academics and career development practitioners across 16 countries and six continents, based on its use with approximately 1,500 students from diverse backgrounds, will help you understand the model’s benefits and limitations. 

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive session, where you will practice using the ECGM and experience its application firsthand. This hands-on approach will offer you proficiency in a 10-step process that can be applied in 1:1 sessions, small groups or larger workshops to guide students effectively. 

Although the ECGM is primarily designed for use with post-secondary students, its principles can be adapted to support adult clients navigating career transitions or striving for career sustainability. This makes the webinar series highly valuable not only to career development practitioners working with students but also to those supporting a broader range of clients. 

By the end of this series, you will be equipped to integrate the ECGM into your practice, empowering your students and clients to achieve meaningful and sustainable career outcomes. 

Career development professionals will gain an understanding of a sustainable career ecosystem, how the ECGM was developed, and what the ECGM entails. These insights will form the foundation for further exploration in Webinars #2 and #3.  

• Learn about a sustainable career ecosystem 
• Understand how the ECGM was developed 
• Name the components of the ECGM 
• Describe each of the components of the ECGM 
• Connect the various components of the ECGM 

In this session, career development professionals will hear about the benefits and challenges of using the ECGM based on insights from academics and career development professionals across 16 countries and six continents. The session concludes by considering how the ECGM can support a sustainable career ecosystem. 

• Understand how the ECGM has been used in practice 
• Assess the benefits of the ECGM 
• Critique aspects of the ECGM 
• Identify how the ECGM can support a sustainable career ecosystem 

Building on the foundations of Webinars #1 and #2, in this final session career development professionals will practice using the ECGM as a tool for career guidance, preparing them to use the ECGM with their students. This interactive session uses break-out rooms to work through the activities in small groups and share your experiences. 

• Recall the components of the ECGM 
• Discuss different ways to use the ECGM 
• Illustrate a 10-step process for using the ECGM 
• Practice using the ECGM 
• Appraise using the ECGM 

William E. Donald is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management at Southampton Business School, the University of Southampton, UK. He is also the founder of Donald Research & Consulting. Will originally worked as a Graduate Recruiter for an Investment Bank in London, UK before transitioning into academia in 2014. Will is the co-creator of the Employability Capital Growth Model (ECGM), as well as the creator of Sustainable Career Ecosystem Theory (SCET) and Weather as a Career Metaphor (WCM).

He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Career Development International (CDI) and was listed in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List for 2024 as one of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK for his contributions to Education & Research. Will regularly presents at international conferences and delivers workshops on the ECGM.