Report: Teaching atrategies that build employability skills of vocational education graduates

Abstract or Summary

It is increasingly important for Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) to ensure their graduates are well prepared for employment, life-long learning and contribution to society. This project was designed to assist teachers in vocational education to embed ways to enhance employability skills within their teaching practices. To maintain a modest scope for the study it focused on programmes NQF Levels 3 – 5, taught across the sector. The aim was to improve learning by producing a toolkit of ideas and teaching strategies drawn from case studies of current practice across a range of contexts. The focus was not on what the students do or say, but rather the strategies teachers used to enable or encourage these skills in the learners.