Futurefit

Futurefit is a report produced by the CBi that examines how Universities can build employability skills in their graduates. The full document can be downloaded here:

Here are some ideas that ‘Futurefit’ proposes to improve students employability:

> Building employability skills into the curriculum through work-related learning – for example, using case study examples linking the subject knowledge to its application in the outside world.

> Adapting the way the curriculum is taught and assessed – for instance, ensuring students have the opportunity to give presentations or work in a team, and rewarding the demonstration of employability skills

> Offering compulsory – usually accredited – modules designed to help students acquire employability skills

> Making paid work placements of up to a year a key part of the university experience, often with a network of contacts with employers at departmental or faculty level and/or centrally.