Competencies and Employment after a University Program in Young People with Intellectual Disabilities
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| Title: | Competencies and Employment after a University Program in Young People with Intellectual Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ana Berástegui (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. 2024 28(3):615-628. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Intellectual Disability, Competence, Employment Programs, Employment Potential, Universities, Education Work Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Geographic Terms: | Spain |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17446295231178107 |
| ISSN: | 1744-6295 1744-6309 |
| Abstract: | This study analyzes the relationship between the employability competencies acquired after completing an employment training program at university and the subsequent access to employment of young people with intellectual disabilities. To do this, the employability competencies of 145 students were analyzed at the end of the program (T1) and information was gathered on their career path at the time of the study (T2) (n = 72). Sixty-two per cent of the participants have had at least one job since graduation. Job competencies increase the probability of accessing and retaining employment in students who graduated at least 2 years before (X[superscript 2] = 17.598; p < 0.001; r[superscript 2] = 0.583). These results compel us to complement employment training programs with new opportunities and greater job accessibility. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1443311 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study analyzes the relationship between the employability competencies acquired after completing an employment training program at university and the subsequent access to employment of young people with intellectual disabilities. To do this, the employability competencies of 145 students were analyzed at the end of the program (T1) and information was gathered on their career path at the time of the study (T2) (n = 72). Sixty-two per cent of the participants have had at least one job since graduation. Job competencies increase the probability of accessing and retaining employment in students who graduated at least 2 years before (X[superscript 2] = 17.598; p < 0.001; r[superscript 2] = 0.583). These results compel us to complement employment training programs with new opportunities and greater job accessibility. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-6295 1744-6309 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17446295231178107 |
