This article contributes to the debate on employability skills in UK higher education. It starts
by discussing the concept of employability and places the debate in the context of mega …

This article reports on a study for the Higher Education Funding Council for England on the
impact of employability skills teaching and learning on graduate labour market prospects …

Knowing how well higher education providers prepare learners for the working world is
becoming increasingly important at all programme levels, and this is nowhere more …

This study reports upon the perceptions of a sample of Education Studies undergraduates of
their employability within three jobs: teaching, accountancy and marketing/sales …

This article examines the current preoccupation with enhancing the employability of
graduates through the adoption of generic key skills into the undergraduate curriculum. It …

Employability features more prominently on the agenda of higher education institutions
when the economy falters or changes: the majority of students, and their families, expect a …

The purpose of this paper is to enrich the current conceptualization of graduate
employability and employment through the lens of policy, academia and practice in UK …

There is a growing awareness in the UK and mainland Europe of the importance of higher
education to the development of a knowledge‐based economy. European universities are …

Aligning learning goals with the needs of the labour market is a difficult task for universities,
especially in the present day. Although organisations seek professionals with flexible and …

Purpose–While the global education debate remains focused on graduate skills and
employability, the absence of a shared language between student, academic and industry …