What does Employability Mean?
The French Minister for Employment says " the capacity to negotiate your way around and through the job market, autonomously adapting your full potential to the situation. Employability is built on acquisition of knowledge, qualifications and professional attitude, it is the way we use our skills and demonstrate our ability to a potential employer."
The OIT International Organisation for Employment says " the aptitude of each one of us to find and keep a job, to climb the professional ladder and adapt to changes all through our professional life"
Mantz Yorke, Professor of Educational Science and author of 'Employability in Higher Education' says "a range of skills, know-how, understanding and personal characteristics which make graduates more successful in their search for employment in their field of work, bringing benefits to that sector, society and the economy."
What is your definition of 'employability'? |
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Complement : For more information:
"Employability in Higher Education: what it is - what it is not", Higher Education Academy/ESEC de Mantz Yorke (2004)
