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HighereducationintheUnitedKingdomisbecomingmoreresponsibletofocusbeyondteaching andlearningprocess;thisisevolvingtofurtherreflecttheneedsofthemarketplace,engagement withfirmswithintheindustry,responsibilitytoenhancetalent,andtoclosetheskillsgaptoprepare studentsforemploymentopportunitiesduringstudiesandaftergraduation.Thepurposeofthisstudy istoprovidethekeyemployabilityskillsinbusinessmanagementstudieswithinhighereducation withfurtherfocusontheUKasoneoftheleadingWesternandknowledge-basedeconomiesthrough asystematicliteraturereviewprocess.Thestudyalsoaimstohighlightemployabilityskillsreported intheselectedstudiesbycategorisingthemintothreemaincategories:verycommonemployability skillsrequired,commonemployabilityskillsrequired,anduncommonemployabilityskillsrequired. However,throughoutthestudiesincludedinthereview,focusonspecificskillsvariedduetotheway researchersassessedaswellasexternalfactorstakenintoconsiderationsuchasculturaldifferences, external environment changes, the type of educational institutions, and the way curriculum was delivered,aswellasthevariationsofspecificinterestsofemployersfromasectortoanother.The reviewisorganisedinsixkeysections:Introduction,LiteratureReview,Methodology,Resultsand Analysis,Discussion, and lastly,Conclusionand Implications.The… Click to show full abstract
HighereducationintheUnitedKingdomisbecomingmoreresponsibletofocusbeyondteaching andlearningprocess;thisisevolvingtofurtherreflecttheneedsofthemarketplace,engagement withfirmswithintheindustry,responsibilitytoenhancetalent,andtoclosetheskillsgaptoprepare studentsforemploymentopportunitiesduringstudiesandaftergraduation.Thepurposeofthisstudy istoprovidethekeyemployabilityskillsinbusinessmanagementstudieswithinhighereducation withfurtherfocusontheUKasoneoftheleadingWesternandknowledge-basedeconomiesthrough asystematicliteraturereviewprocess.Thestudyalsoaimstohighlightemployabilityskillsreported intheselectedstudiesbycategorisingthemintothreemaincategories:verycommonemployability skillsrequired,commonemployabilityskillsrequired,anduncommonemployabilityskillsrequired. However,throughoutthestudiesincludedinthereview,focusonspecificskillsvariedduetotheway researchersassessedaswellasexternalfactorstakenintoconsiderationsuchasculturaldifferences, external environment changes, the type of educational institutions, and the way curriculum was delivered,aswellasthevariationsofspecificinterestsofemployersfromasectortoanother.The reviewisorganisedinsixkeysections:Introduction,LiteratureReview,Methodology,Resultsand Analysis,Discussion, and lastly,Conclusionand Implications.The reportedemployability skills resulted in the review can be taken into consideration to further enhance understanding of how employabilityskillscanbeembeddedintocurriculumwithinbusinessmanagementschoolsinthe UKandotherorganisationsthatareresponsibleforarticulationofemploymentrelatedpoliciesfor studentsandrecentgraduates.Thereviewcanalsoestablishthatenhancementofemployabilityskills shouldbeacollectiveresponsibilityincludinguniversities,employers,policymakers,andstudentsto ensurethateducationaloutcomesaremeetingtheneedsofthemarket.Highereducationproviders shouldaimtoclosethegapofemployabilitybythepointofgraduationstageandtobereadyto competeintheovercrowdedlabourmarket. KEyWoRdS Business Management, Curriculum Development, Employability Skills, Higher Education International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management Volume 9 • Issue 1 • January-March 2020
Journal Title: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Year Published: 2020
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