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The Jobseeker Assessment of Employability: Preliminary Evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Gregory J. Bull
Gregory J. Bull*
Affiliation:
The University of Melbourne, Australia. bull.greg@yahoo.com.au
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*Address for correspondence: Gregory J. Bull, 289 Toora Gunyah Road, Toora North 3962.
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Abstract

This study reports the results of a preliminary study to develop a measure of employability for use in vocational rehabilitation settings. The instrument was piloted on 20 volunteer jobseeker participants then modified and trialled with a further 73 jobseeker participants. The partial credit Rasch model was applied to determine if the items formed a unidimensional construct. A 22-item Job Seeker Assessment of Employability scale resulted. The data support a developmental model of vocational rehabilitation that depicts jobseeker employability on a continuum.

Keywords

employability skillsvocational rehabilitationRasch modelling
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Articles
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , 01 December 2011 , pp. 106 - 114
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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