# Employability A key concern for [[Higher Education Students|Higher Education Students]] ## [University adopted definition](x-devonthink-item://06436B17-B5B7-4C32-81B6-CB8A4A78B4A2): - “A set of achievements - skills, understandings and personal attributes - that make individuals more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy.” (Knight & Yorke, 2003) ## Alterline Research - [On preparation for future career](https://app.displayr.com/Dashboard?id=eb348624-cf72-4740-8e45-898eca77eccb#page=377542a6-5b22-4567-803f-1af6781f39c3) - SU has [helped develop student skills](https://app.displayr.com/Dashboard?id=eb348624-cf72-4740-8e45-898eca77eccb#page=35517cde-d9aa-4d1d-9152-c0ac35ddb30e) - ## Things we might want to discuss in the TEF - Employment implementation plan is good?? - Univeristy has clear definitions on what employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship are - Doing work on getting students from WP backgrounds involved in work experience?? - Cost of Living support helps students on placements?? - Univeristy's mission is all about employability and preparing students for life?? --- ## Employability Implementation Plan - Move away from the Promise? Why is name different? - [[EAST Model of Behaviour Change]] should be used, or similar? ### Frustrations - USSU has held back on appointments due to lack of clarity - UoS has not had a strategy to date - USSU not consulted on strategy ## See also - [[Enterprise]] - [[Entrepreneurship]]