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Mastering Employability What does it take to be a master in anything? Employment and employability are 'learning' not 'grade orientations' Who can help?
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Mastering Employability
Chris Cardew
Employability is a Learning Orientation not a Grade Orientation
Mastery is an Asymptote
Employability
http://joyfulpublicspeaking.blogspot.com/2011/02/effort-and-asymptote.html
Mastering Employability
In the curriculum blend learning and grade orientation
How to master employability?
• How many students get 100% in their academic studies?• With the HEAR will degree classification become a thing of
the past?• Employability is a ‘learning orientation’ not a ‘grade
orientation’• What’s the bare minimum of WORK needed to get a 2.1?• What’s the bare minimum of WORK needed to get my
dream job?• Of course employability cannot be mastered. • In reality we can’t easily ‘grade’ it. Or it’s simply Pass/Fail• But we can make ourselves as competitive as possible
What can the staff do?
• Support the students academic learning (non grade) requirements (skills developed on course)
• Support the students employability learning requirements (embed into the curriculum)
• Develop a culture of learning in the real world. Move to a learning orientation.
What can a student do?
• Take responsibility for their own life goals• Be self aware• Be prepared to be mobile/global• Be prepared to go it alone• Develop transferable social and learning skills• Expect full support from university staff
BUT• It’s your responsibility to make life decisions. • You can’t BUY a degree or a Job (legally)
Swansea Employability Award
• Self awareness exercises help to give career direction
• Experiences can be sought that follow the individuals preferences
• Each step the student reflects on their learning of self, social and learning skills developed, experience environment etc.
• Student produces a CV, has a Careers interview and a mock job interview
• www.sea.swan.ac.uk