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Higher Education and Employability

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Higher Education and Employability

Higher education is the top-most level of education where students choose a specific field

to get into and learn about it. After a given period, the student usually gets to complete a course

having garnered an array of skills required in the industry. On the other hand, employability

refers to the acquisition of necessary skills by a student in the university that are necessary for

them to secure employment. Higher education is necessary in developing the skills that the

employer looks out for. Students should take advantage of higher education to gain as much

skills as possible not only from classwork but also co-curricular activities such as seminars held

within and without the school premises. Higher education is thus important because it enhances

the student’s skills, exposes them to the industry and helps them develop practical skills that

employers need.

First and foremost, higher education enhances student’s skills thus improving their

employability. By undertaking a course in the university, one is able to get specific knowledge

required to be competent enough and secure a job in the market. Other than the skills acquired

from class, there are other skills necessary for a student to acquire. These skills include problem-

solving skills, communication skills, and team-working skills. As students graduate and get into

the field, they need to be good at facing problems and finding solutions and communication is a

great skill required in finding solutions (Tang, 2019). Therefore, these skills are important in

boosting one’s employability. It is thus clear that higher education is a very important aspect to

the employability of students.

Also, higher education exposes students to the field. University education not only

involves classwork but also a series of field visits to learn what they expect after graduating and

seminars organized by the university. The field visits expose students to the technical skills
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required in the field as they get the opportunity to interact with what awaits them in real time.

Seminars are also a great source of information and is a great learning platforms where students

should always participate. In these seminars, experts in the field as well as newly employed

graduates are invited to talk to the students and help them understand the specific skills they

require to have high chances of securing employment with ease (Gill, 2021). Therefore, higher

education is a very important facet for student’s employability after graduating.

Finally, university education helps students to develop practical skills necessary to get

employment in the field. Every field requires specific practical skills which might not be taught

in class but students can acquire them from seminars and workshops. A great example is the

engineering field where students have to do several practical sessions and workshop where they

do simulations and learn what they would be doing in the field after graduating (Tang, 2019).

Through this and many other activities, students are able to get equipped with field-oriented

practical skills. A good mastery of these practical skills gives students great knowledge that

boosts their employability thus can easily secure a job (Hernández-March et al, 2019). This,

therefore, depicts that university educations plays a great role in boosting students’

employability.

In conclusion, university education has a great connection with employability. From

higher education, one is able to get all necessary requirements to get employed. Higher education

enhances student’s interpersonal skills, gives students exposure, and also helps them to develop

necessary skills required to get employment. Therefore, it can be concluded that higher education

is important in developing employability.

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References

Gill R. Building employability skills for higher education students: An Australian example.

Journal of Teaching and Learning of Graduate Employability, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 84-92

Hernández-March J., del Peso, & Leguey S. (2009). Graduates’ Skills and Higher Education:

The employers’ perspective. Tertiary Education and Management, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 1–

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Tang K. N. (2019). Beyond Employability: Embedding Soft Skills in Higher Education. The

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology. Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 1-6.