Westmont Systems Ltd

Prof Sally Smith S.Smith@napier.ac.uk
Head of Graduate Apprenticeships and Skills Development and Professor

e-Placement Scotland Nov 1, 2010 - Jul 31, 2022
Between 2010 and 2014, e-Placement Scotland worked with industry to create over 800 paid placements for students in Scotland’s universities and colleges. The project team disseminated widely to both education and business sectors in order to maximise... Read More about e-Placement Scotland.

Can pay, should pay? a comparison of outcomes for paid and unpaid work opportunities for employers and students. Oct 1, 2012 - Jan 4, 2013
We have published the following papers:
 
Smith, C., Smith, S., Irving, C. 2013 Can pay? Should pay? A comparison of outcomes for paid and unpaid work opportunities for employers and students, HEA STEM: Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2... Read More about Can pay, should pay? a comparison of outcomes for paid and unpaid work opportunities for employers and students..

Developing entrepreneurial capabilities for the global labour market: A cross national study of IT students in the UK and Australia Feb 1, 2017 - Jan 31, 2018
The overarching aim of this study is to investigate how universities are preparing IT students for the global labour market. The focus of this study is entrepreneurship which is now given high priority in public policy. Fostering entrepreneurial acti... Read More about Developing entrepreneurial capabilities for the global labour market: A cross national study of IT students in the UK and Australia.

Gendered information landscapes and their impact on routes into and through apprenticeships Oct 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2025
The aim is to understand the myriad sources of gender stereotyping that impact on young people’s choices around apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL). First, by a policy and literature review around occupational segregation in apprenticeships... Read More about Gendered information landscapes and their impact on routes into and through apprenticeships.

Gender Imbalance in Digital Technology Feb 12, 2021 - May 31, 2021
This project will examine what tertiary education institutions are doing to help tackle the gender imbalance in their Digital Technology courses. It will focus on the area of positive female role models and their use to raise awareness, aspirations a... Read More about Gender Imbalance in Digital Technology.