Prepared by : Anastazia-Nikol Olegova XIIg What is employability? Prepared by : Anastazia-Nikol Olegova XIIg

The meaning of employability Cambridge Business English Dictionary The skills and abilities that allow you to be employed Sumantra Goshal Doing value creating work, getting paid for it and learning at the same time, enhancing the ability to get work in the future Professor Mantz Yorke A set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy

Employability is ongoing success for now and in the future, whatever career or career(s) a student chooses drawing on a range of skills, abilities and attributes that are developed in a whole range of settings and that vary from individual to individual an ongoing developmental process that benefits from active reflection

Why is employability important to students? A degree is no longer enough to guarantee a graduate a satisfying future career. In many sectors, recruiters are looking for 'work-ready' graduates with clear evidence of job specific skills in addition to high level graduate attributes. To have the competitive advantage in the job market, students need to have developed their employability throughout their time at university.

What is employability skills? "A set of achievements, understandings and personal attributes that make individuals more likely to gain employment and to be successful in their chosen occupations". Peter Knight & Mantz Yorke (HEFCE/DfES ESECT group) “A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy.” CBI

How to develop your skills Volunteer Take part in clubs and societies Work part-time Learn a language

Analyse your employability skills https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillstest.html

Why are these skills important? Graduate selection procedures can be lengthy and there are large numbers of applicants for each vacancy, so graduates need to sell themselves well to employers. Applicants must provide evidence of their employability skills on application forms and then demonstrate their skills at assessment events.

Used sources www.kent.ac.uk dictionary.cambridge.org www.ed.ac.uk www.wikipedia.org

The presentation has been done for the purposes of the Erasmus+ GROWW Project December, 2016 The project has been funded with support from the EC