Reflections of employed graduates on the suitability of their skills and knowledge for workplace-readiness

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dc.contributor.authorMobarak, Kaashiefa
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T11:30:54Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T11:30:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThere is broad consensus amongst scholars and policy makers that the development of workplace-ready graduates requires a review of the teaching and learning strategies currently informing classroom learning. It has been argued that the curricula taught at higher education institutions should be compatible with industry requirements and expectations: this would not only ensure the livelihood of graduates, but also their viability in an increasingly competitive and changing labor market. Accordingly, academics have a duty to revise their approaches to teaching and learning to ensure that the graduate output will service graduate workplace-readiness. In light of the aforementioned realities, this study explored the opinions of employed graduates with regard to their workplace-readiness upon employment. The primary objective was to establish whether South African higher education institutions are producing graduates considered worthy and capable by the employment sectoren_US
dc.identifier.citationMobarak, K. (2019). Reflections of employed graduates on the suitability of their skills and knowledge for workplace-readiness. South African Journal of Higher Education, 33 (4) ,186-202. https://doi.org/10.20853/33-4-3337en_US
dc.identifier.issn1753-5913
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.20853/33-4-3337
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8500
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStellenbosch Universityen_US
dc.subjectAcademic developmenten_US
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.subjectTeaching and learningen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectLabour marketen_US
dc.titleReflections of employed graduates on the suitability of their skills and knowledge for workplace-readinessen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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