Table of Contents

Part 1: Employbability 1. The challenge of employability 2. Employability: more than skills and wish-lists 3. A new view of employability 4. A research study of employability 5. The study of English and the careers of its graduates Part 2: Towards the enhancement of practice 6. How can we develop employability? 7. Engaging students with the worlds of work 8. Assessing for employability 9. The Skills plus project and Nursing 10. Skills plus and the Construction Management Programme at Liverpool John Moores University 11. Employability and Social Science 12. Principles and practices for enhancing employability at programme or departmental level 13. An institutional perspective on employability

About the Author

Peter Knight is Senior Lecturer in Educational Research at the Open University.
Mantz Yorke is Director of the Centre for Higher Education Development at Liverpool John Moores University.

Reviews

'Overall, I consider this an excellent book ... I would recommend it as a challenging read for all those involved with student tuition, programme design and quality assurance.' - Chris Beaumont, LTSN-ICS website