Organizations that hire GIS professionals look for entry‐level employees with specialized
technical skills but also other competencies such as effective communication and a capacity …

The nature and mission of universities have changed over the past two decades. The move
towards mass education with decreased levels of state support has come with greater levels …

This book examines significant issues in geography teaching and learning from the
perspectives of an international network of academic geographers and postgraduate …

This paper examines the work-based learning about employability reported by 26
undergraduate Geography and Environmental Management students on part-time, unpaid …

We take a fresh look at geography curricula and their appropriateness to the demands of the
21st century. We reflect on the purpose, content and relevance of undergraduate geography …

This study examines the motivations and career goals of geography graduate students and
the extent they are prepared in transferable skills. Women and students specializing in …

This study identifies the skill requirements for geographic information system (GIS) positions,
including GIS analysts, programmers/developers/engineers, specialists, and technicians …

This article explores the rationalities advanced by 18 higher education institutions, located
across eight countries, for developing and delivering employability provision. The article …

International competition and skills shortages caused by technological advancement have
raised entirely new issues for workers, not least how responsibility is increasingly being …

Graduate employability and the contribution graduates make to the UK economy have been
widely debated by policy-makers; however, little attention has been paid to the employability …