A cross-disciplinary comparison of the approach to developing ‘work ready plus’ graduates

There are growing social and economic demands for graduates who can navigate the
uncertainty and complexity of rapidly transforming employment contexts.

Built on recent, international studies on graduate employability, and utilizing the Work Ready Plus Graduate Capability Framework, this report explored ways to develop key graduate capability items that are most relevant to graduate employability across five disciplines in a New Zealand tertiary education institution.

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Background:

A two-year research project, completed in 2020, examining the employability of graduates within five programmes of study, including the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3); the Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching (Level 5-6); the Bachelor of Creative Technologies (Level 5-7); the Graduate Diploma in Health studies (Level 7); and the Master in Management (Level 9).

Research report prepared by Qilong Zhang.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)