Face to Face Workshop Enhancing Employability Through Effective Pedagogies

Workshop Overview

In today’s rapidly evolving job market, the emphasis on employability goes beyond securing a job-it encompasses empowering learners with skills essential for sustained career success. The aim of the workshop, ‘Enhancing Employability Through Effective Pedagogy, emphasizes the crucial role educators play in preparing students for the dynamic demands of the 21st-century workplace. By focusing on the development of both hard and soft skills, educators can significantly impact their students’ long-term career trajectories.

Over the course of the two days, participants will explore the distinction between mere employment and the holistic concept of employability. They will identify key competencies essential for employment and develop innovative teaching approaches and assessments to nurture these skills. Furthermore, participants will explore, through a series of case studies, how technology can be exploited to cultivate employability, ensuring students are equipped for seamless transitions from education to employment.

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how to integrate employability skills into their curricula and how to create a learning environment that continuously evolves to meet the needs of the modern workforce.

Workshop Outcomes

By the end of the workshop , participants will :

Gain a deep understanding of the concept of employability and its significance in the context of higher education.

Identify key competencies and skills required for enhancing employability in their respective disciplines.

Reflect on current teaching practices to identify opportunities for incorporating employability skills and improving educational outcomes.

Apply pedagogical strategies and tools for integrating employability skills development into their teaching practice.

Design innovative student assessments to measure and foster employability skills.

Explore how technology can be used to foster employability among students, including the identification and utilization of appropriate technological tools and platforms.

Workshop Structure

Session 1

Understanding Employability

Defining Employability in the 21st Century
Differentiating between Employment and Employability
Identifying Key Competencies and Skills for Employability
Skills and competencies that learners need for success in the job market (brainstorming activity)
Developing Personal Development Planning (PDP)

Session 2

Pedagogical Strategies for Enhancing Employability

Institutional Implications: Integrating Employability into the Curriculum
The Role of Pedagogy in Fostering Employability (different pedagogical approaches supporting employability including experiential learning)
Developing the Right Learning Context for Employability
Embedding Professional Skills into Teaching (selecting suitable learning activities)
Best practices and strategies for incorporating real-world skills development into academic courses (group discussion)
Designing learning activities that promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork (group activity)

Session 3

Assessment for Employability

Session 4

Leveraging Technology for Employability

The workshop may be of interest to:

Academic Leaders such as Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs and Deans of Colleges.
Program Administrators and Directors.
Heads of Academic Departments.
Faculty Members and Course Coordinators involved in Program and Course Design and Development.
Managers and Staff of Teaching and Learning Centers.
Career Planning Staff interested in enhancing their understanding of Teaching And Learning for Employability.