Chris Collet|Damian Hine|Karen du Plessis
Employability skills: perspectives from a knowledge-intensive industry
Queensland University of Technology|University of Queensland|Queensland University of Technology|University of Queensland
purpose global education debate remains focused graduate skills employability absence shared language student academic industry stakeholder groups means defining industry skills requirements essential difficult purpose paper assess graduate skills requirements knowledgeintensive industry demand perspective distinct curriculum supply viewpoint designmethodologyapproach skills items derived breadth disciplines across academic policy industry literature ceos senior managers innovation commercialisation industry surveyed regarding perceptions skills graduates skills demand firm two rounds exploratory factor analyses undertaken examine employers perceptions skills gap findings firstorder analysis resolved ten broad constructs represent cognitive interpersonal intrapersonal skills domains applied industry knowledge leadership interprofessional collaboration feature prominent skills secondorder analysis revealed employers perceptions graduate skills specifically centre organisational fit organisational success overarching theme relates performance individual organisations research limitationsimplications findings suggest discourse employability design curriculum need shift instilling lists skills towards enabling graduates perform diversity workplace contexts expectations centred organisational purpose originalityvalue contrast heterogeneous nature industry surveys authors targeted homogenous sector representative knowledgeintensive industries study contributes broader stakeholder dialogue value application graduate skills industry sectors