Preparing recreation professionals: graduate attributes expected of entry-level recreation professionals in a South African context

Academic-faculty environment and graduate employability: variation of work-readiness perceptions

“…These skills are complemented by emotional intelligence, creativity, and social skills ( World Economic Forum, 2018 ). In the context of South Africa, “trainability and a willingness to learn, communication skills, creativity, ability to work with groups and conflict management were the top-ranked attributes expected of work-ready graduates” ( Schreck et al., 2020 , p. 52).…”

“…Lack of employability skills is noticeable in a country like South Africa ( Ohei et al., 2019 ; Schreck et al., 2020 ); many prospects have been lost as a result of such drawbacks. van Nieuwenhuizen (2012) identified that the quality of tertiary education had declined dramatically since 2008, which obstructed the quantity and the quality of advancement that the country could have experienced through work-ready graduates.…”

The Fulfillment of Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation and Related Professions Standards Through a Youth-Adult Partnership

“…Hurd et al (2014) conducted a similar study assessing entry level competencies of recreation professionals and found that students were more confident in a competency when they had experience in the documented competency. Even, Schreck et al (2020) conducted a qualitative assessment of the effects a service learning project had on graduate attributes. The results of their examination showed statistically significant improvements in leadership skills, research skills, and adaptability after having real-time experiences.…”