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• More content based around future economies and how to prepare for them; what things could impact an economy and how businesses can adapt/react/prepare to face these head on. • More appropriate content to deal with business scenarios, operating at senior/ executive levels. • The reality of the job market and how to understand that the MBA doesn’t put you at the top of the food chain. Remaining ahead of the skills curve Business changes continually, as do individual career paths, so in a volatile world MBAs must keep abreast of evolving trends and issues constantly, and make sure they are nurturing and enhancing the skills they need continuously, in order to succeed in their career trajectories. With that in mind and considering these postgraduate reflections, Business Schools have an opportunity to remedy knowledge gaps in their alumni by keeping contact with graduates and offering access to lifelong learning in a variety of ways. The survey therefore sought to find out graduates’ views on the subject of lifelong
learning as well as the means and frequency with which they are currently accessing it from their alma mater, as well as other Business Schools and further providers in the market. To start off with, participants were asked if they had accessed any lifelong learning opportunities through the Business Schools from which they graduated. Lifelong learning opportunities were defined as courses, modules and other initiatives related to MBA study that graduates can complete or attend after completing their MBA and throughout their careers. Just over a third (34%) of participants had accessed lifelong learning post-MBA from their own institution (see chart on page 23). Participants were then asked to share some information, in open-ended questions, about the nature of the lifelong learning options they had accessed (see above and page 23). Satisfaction with lifelong learning to date Considering the myriad of courses and lifelong learning initiatives in which MBA graduates had partaken, the survey moved
on to examine their levels of satisfaction with the options accessed. Almost three quarters of alumni who had taken part in postgraduate lifelong learning opportunities from Business Schools said they were either ‘very satisfied’ (32%) or ‘fairly satisfied’ (41%) with what they had completed or attended. Less than 3% reported dissatisfaction with lifelong learning provisions undertaken. Graduates were subsequently asked which subjects they would be most interested in, if their Business Schools were to offer additional management programmes to its MBA alumni. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the rapid evolution of the technology sector, MBA graduates are most interested in tech- related refreshers. The most popular topic cited by respondents was data analytics for managers (47%) closely followed by digital strategy (45%). Other popular topics among survey participants, included strategy execution (42%) global leadership (41%) and global strategy (39%). Areas of interest for continued learning
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