Inculcating Employability Skill Sets in Undergraduates Through Employability Embedded Courses: Students Experience Anatomisation

Yawson, David Eshun; Yamoah, Fred A.; Sarpong, Frederick Owusu; Abban-Ampiah, Grace

doi:10.14738/abr.86.8480

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“…The managers of industry 4.0 will need to possess transdisciplinary knowledge, abilities, and skills through adaptive and cognitive learning, design thinking, teamwork, and increased problem-solving aptitude (Panda, 2021). Therefore, the employability skills framework must include knowledge and skills necessitated to navigate career-life uncertainty and require equipping students with resources that will help them proactively and purposively address their career goals in the long term (Yawson et al ., 2020).…”

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Investigating stakeholder perceptions of graduate employability

Gupta

Mahajan

2023

HESWBL

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PurposeThe study aims to ratify skills necessary to bridge the gap between the existing models and emerging needs of a technology-enabled workspace; especially in the Indian context.Design/methodology/approachThis paper extends the ongoing debate on a relevant employability framework suitable both for higher education institutes and corporates. To remain resilient to future catastrophes similar to the ongoing pandemic, the relevancy of established employability skills to suit the changing scenario needs to be established.FindingsThe partial least squares (PLS) technique has been used to present a framework confirming the importance of digital competencies, business fundamentals and behavioral skills. In-depth discussions with specialists ratified the proposed framework and recommended potential changes in curriculum and pedagogy.Research limitations/implicationsThis study validates an explicit and comprehensive employability skill framework and useful recommendations in teaching strategies, which may provide a broad skill base for graduates to prepare for the volatile business environment in the long run.Practical implicationsThe study has been able to put forth significant employability skills as deemed significant by the three stakeholders. This will provide guidance to higher educational institutions (HEIs) to come up with a broad skill-base for the fresh graduates and prepare them for the volatile business environment and encourage life-long learning to remain productive in the long run.Originality/valueThe study is unique as it incorporates the perceived importance of the competencies assumed by each stakeholder, namely, employers, faculty and management graduates, which was unfortunately lacking in earlier researches.

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Investigating stakeholder perceptions of graduate employability

Gupta

Mahajan

2023

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“…Indeed, Pegg, Waldock, Hendy-Isaac, and Lawton (2012) reported that structured work experience and work-based learning approaches are key tools in developing both initial and continuing employment opportunities for graduates. Other studies further called for modifications in pedagogy for students' employability and their associated learning styles (Yawson, Yamoah, Sarpong, & Abban-Ampiah, 2020). More importantly, Barnes, Presziosi, and Gooden (2004) reported that 'learning styles change from generation to generation requiring faster speed, a more visual approach and greater active engagement' (p.21).…”

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Understanding pedagogical essentials of employability embedded curricula for business school undergraduates: a multi-generational cohort perspective

Yawson

Yamoah

2020

Higher Education Pedagogies

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Towards a framework for the promotion of business management graduate employability: an extended CareerEDGE model

Yawson

Yamoah

2023

Studies in Higher Education

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This paper builds on the dominant employability model by Dacre Pool and Sewell -CareerEDGE model by developing an extended CareerEDGE model for embedding, evaluating and monitoring employability skills relevant to undergraduate students. Drawing on the current literature on employability, the 'Extended CareerEDGE Model' is developed by formulating a measurement framework. Elements of the extended model and framework are discussed and their inclusion is justified on the basis of existing research. The model extends the CareerEDGE model by facilitating the inclusion of entrepreneurship knowledge and skills as student entrepreneurial orientation to engender the requisite entrepreneurial mindset to address the need for intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial skills required to operate in the business environment. The study validates the Extended CareerEDGE Model of graduate employability with responses from 947 students engaged in a core employability-embedded business school undergraduate programme. The study confirms a positive relationship between student entrepreneurial orientation with employability reflection and evaluation. Also, the results confirm a positive relationship between Students' Achievement Orientation with Career Development Learning. A similar positive relationship was established between Students' Achievement Orientation and Degree Subject Knowledge as well as the acquisition of Generic Skills. Additionally, student Learning Orientation positively influences Career Development Learning, Degree Subject Knowledge and Generic Skills acquisition. The extended CareerEDGE model succinctly informs the planning of programmes and structured interventions on employability essentials for students, administrators and academics.

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Inculcating Employability Skill Sets in Undergraduates Through Employability Embedded Courses: Students Experience Anatomisation

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Investigating stakeholder perceptions of graduate employability

Investigating stakeholder perceptions of graduate employability

Understanding pedagogical essentials of employability embedded curricula for business school undergraduates: a multi-generational cohort perspective

Towards a framework for the promotion of business management graduate employability: an extended CareerEDGE model

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