Does university prepare students for employment?: Alignment between graduate attributes, accreditation requirements and industry employability criteria

H Oraison, L Konjarski, S Howe - Journal of Teaching and …, 2019 - search.informit.org
One of the primary goals of tertiary education is to prepare students for employment. There is
debate as to whether university courses adequately provide students with 21st century …

[PDF][PDF] Thinking strategically about employability and graduate attributes: Universities and enhancing learning for beyond university

V Gunn, S Bell, K Kafmann - Enhancement themes, 2010 - Citeseer
Employability is about the development of a range of attributes and skills at university that
can be transferred into situations beyond university study.'Careers' is a subset of …

The relative importance of work experience, extra-curricular and university-based activities on student employability

D Jackson, M Tomlinson - Higher Education Research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Declining graduate labour markets, perceived devaluing of degree qualifications, and
intense focus on graduate employment metrics have increased pressure on universities to …

Graduates employability skills: A review of literature against market demand

M Osmani, V Weerakkody, N Hindi… - Journal of Education for …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
While higher education institutes attempt to adapt their curricula to cope with national
employability strategies, there remain some significant variations between what employers …

Rethinking graduate employability: The role of capital, individual attributes and context

M Clarke - Studies in higher education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Graduate employability has become a key driver for universities in Australia and the UK. In
response to increasing pressure from governments and employer groups, universities have …

Graduate employability: A conceptual framework for understanding employers' perceptions

Y Cai - Higher education, 2013 - Springer
This study provides a conceptual framework for understanding what employers think about
the value of graduates with similar educational credentials in the workplace (their …

Promoting graduate employability: Key goals, and curriculum and pedagogic practices for higher education

S Billett - Graduate employability and workplace-based learning …, 2022 - Springer
Securing employability outcomes have increasingly become a primary focus of
governments, employers, higher education institutions and students. However, employability …

Identifying the trends and impact of graduate attributes on employability: a literature review

M Osmani, V Weerakkody, NM Hindi… - Tertiary Education and …, 2015 - Springer
Graduate employability has become an issue since there are broad mismatches between
the acquired graduate skills from university and the required skills by employers. While …

Do university students, alumni, educators and employers link assessment and graduate employability?

S Kinash, L McGillivray, L Crane - Higher Education Research & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Within higher education literature, assessment and graduate employability are linked and co-
presented, in that quality student assessment is purported to enhance employability. This …

Graduates', university lecturers' and employers' perceptions towards employability skills

V Wickramasinghe, L Perera - Education+ training, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this study is to explore employability skills that employers,
university lecturers and graduates value to bring to the workplace, when graduates are …