Identifying authentic teaching strategies that build employability skills

This report shares ten employability capabilities and a range of practical, proven approaches for teachers to prepare learners for the challenges of the workplace.

The Guidelines have been designed for use by teachers of vocation-based programmes, especially those including work experience, work placement or internships.

They are accessible and practical, for teachers to interpret easily and apply in their own context.

Visit the Teaching Employability Skills project website for further tips.

Download the report:

Teaching strategies that build employability skills of vocational education graduates (PDF, 1.4Mb)

Background:

This collaborative project, completed in 2019, involved seven Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) produced a toolkit of ideas and strategies to assist teachers in vocational education in embedding employability skills into their teaching practices.

Report prepared by Gerard Duignan, Scott Casley, Cath Fraser, Carmel Haggerty, Stephen Hannam, John Hitchcock, Agustilia Rodrigues, Kate Ross, Leah Seno, Deb Stewart, Beverley Taylor and Anne Webster.

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