Listen "Thoughts, Insights and Recommendations for Rethinking Employability - Margo Griffith and Emeritus Professor Beverley Oliver"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textIn this conversation style interview, Margo Griffith and Emeritus Professor Beverley Oliver discussed Oliver's research, thoughts and insights on rethinking employability after the release of her Whitepaper in late 2020. She also provides further context around her recommendation that education providers focus on 3 factors that signal employability to their learners.Please note: this conversion was first published about a year ago as a way of looking back at how fast we've come in this fast moving sector.Their topics of discussion include:0:46 - Defining Employability in Today's World2:46 - An Untested Factor - Signalling Employability to Learners6:15 - The Factors That Signal Employability7:14 - How Education Providers Can Increase Their Employability Signals9:20 - Understanding the Intersection of Skills, Learning Pathways and Employability11:25 - Examples of How Learners Can Utilise Transferable Skills13:34 - Increasing Employability - 3 Key Factors for Education Providers to Focus On14:19 - Key Factor 1 - Defining and Measuring Employability17:16 - Key Factor 2 - Enhance Employability Signals18:15 -Key Factor 3 - Update Curriculum to Include an Employability LensVisit Edalex.com to read the full transcript and more resources.Credentials just got personal - Unleash the power of your skills data and personal credentialsCredentialate is the world’s first Credential Evidence Platform that helps discover and share evidence of workplace skills. Find out more at: edalex.com/credentialateFollow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edalexFollow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjTzWgfUthHonR7Z5LatKGQ
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