Aligning Student Outcomes with the Future Work Environment

Students are expecting access to high quality integrated learning in order to increase employability outcomes. Graduate employability rankings for universities are decreasing as the number of graduates who gained full-time employment within four months of finishing their degrees fell from a high of 85.2% in 2008 to 72.9% in 2018. For some degrees, however, the rate is as low as 52.2% (Bouris, 2019).

It is estimated that 50% of current work activities could be automated using existing technology. This push towards digital and automation has disrupted many sectors and traditional workplace models, creating a need for new skills. This demand for new skills however has worked only to widen the gap between what employers are expecting and what universities are providing.

Below we take a look at two case study examples of how graduate employability improvement strategies are being effectively incorporated into the student experience at the University of Queensland and the University of Birmingham.

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