Embedding employability in the curriculum: preparing future ready graduates

Our primary aim is to prepare graduates for their future lives and careers!

As part of an Ako Aotearoa national funded project, representatives from several tertiary institutions and the New Zealand Association of Graduate Employers have partnered to discover, trial and disseminate means of embedding employability in the curriculum.

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We will build understanding of effective curriculum based and co-curricula pedagogies for developing and evidencing employability attributes.

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We will trial and evaluate effective practices across settings.

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We will build understanding of the mechanisms and assessment techniques for incorporating and recognising co-curricula, life and employment experiences within degree programmes.

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We will build and disseminate a guiding framework and tools for lecturers, programme designers and leaders in learning and teaching.

The Four Es of Employability

The 4Es of Employability model will provide small but impactful ways to encourage deep learning of disciplinary knowledge and graduate capabilities.

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The 4Es model to embed employability in the curriculum

Dec 12, 2018 | Workshops

By Qian Liu After nearly two years of research, we have developed a theoretically informed model that aims to help teaching staff incorporate pedagogies that enable the development of employability capabilities. The 2018 TERNZ...

Non-traditional students and employability outcomes

Dec 4, 2017 | Research, Workshops

By Narissa Lewis A key focus of our project is to broaden our understanding of employability development and how we make development opportunities more accessible to students. While embedded approaches are ideal, students may develop employability skills...

employABILITY for students

Nov 15, 2017 | Research

Australian Office for Learning and Teaching Senior National Teaching Fellow Dawn Bennett has developed a self-assessment tool with which students can create a personalised employABILITY profile. This forms part of a brand new Student...