Graduate employability and employability capital
Graduate employability and employability capital
The meaning of the term graduate employability continues to evolve. Where skills and competencies development dominated the discourse of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, recent definitions of graduate employability take a more holistic approach. An area of nascent interest in literature is the development of different forms of employability capital. This chapter briefly presents the evolution of graduate employability before offering a more in-depth focus on employability capital. The different conceptualizations of employability capital are presented, culminating in the Employability Capital Growth (ECG) model consisting of nine forms of capital, external factors, and personal outcomes. Next, the focus shifts to the operationalization and practical application of the ECG model, offering benefits to various actors operating within a sustainable career ecosystem. The chapter concludes with real-world examples of developing graduate employability and using employability capital to bridge our understanding of theory and practice.
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Donald, William E.
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Donald, William E.
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Donald, William E.
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Graduate employability and employability capital.
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Donald, William E.
(ed.)
Strategic Opportunities for Bridging the University-Employer Divide.
Hershey, Pennsylvania.
IGI Global, .
(doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-9827-9.ch002).
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The meaning of the term graduate employability continues to evolve. Where skills and competencies development dominated the discourse of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, recent definitions of graduate employability take a more holistic approach. An area of nascent interest in literature is the development of different forms of employability capital. This chapter briefly presents the evolution of graduate employability before offering a more in-depth focus on employability capital. The different conceptualizations of employability capital are presented, culminating in the Employability Capital Growth (ECG) model consisting of nine forms of capital, external factors, and personal outcomes. Next, the focus shifts to the operationalization and practical application of the ECG model, offering benefits to various actors operating within a sustainable career ecosystem. The chapter concludes with real-world examples of developing graduate employability and using employability capital to bridge our understanding of theory and practice.
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