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2.1 Employability Skills Model Development are 12 skills introduces under the core skills
namely; reading effectiveness, numeracy,
The Employability Skills Framework, information retrieval, language skills, self-
developed by the Australian Chamber of management, critical analysis, creativity,
Commerce and Industry and the Business listening, written communication, oral
Council of Australia (DEST, 2002). presentations, explaining, and global
awareness skills. The process skill consist
The Employability Skills Framework,
developed by the Australian Chamber of computer literacy, commercial awareness,
Commerce and Industry and the Business political sensitivity, ability to work cross-
culturally, ethical sensitivity, prioritizing,
Council of Australia (DEST, 2002) has planning, applying subject understanding,
discussed eight employability skills. The acting morally, coping with ambiguity and
eight identified skills are; communication, complexity, problem-solving, influencing,
team works, problem solving, self-
management, planning and organizing, arguing for and/or justifying a point of view
or a course of action, resolving conflict,
technology, life-long learning and initiative decision making, negotiating, and teamwork
and enterprise skills. From these eight skills, skills. Researcher has identified most of the
communication, teamwork, problem skills that were included in the developed
solving, self-management, planning,
technology, and initiative were selected for research model (Figure 1) has been included
in this case study and accordingly identified
this study. The Pedagogy for Employability employability skills has been categorized
Group (2004) provides a list derived from under personal skills, core skills and process
research carried out over the last 25 years skills. Hence the following employability
and suggests that employers expect to
graduates to develop following generic skills model has been developed (Figure 1)
skills. Imagination/ creativity, adaptability/
flexibility, willingness to learn, independent
working/autonomy, working in a team, Self Awareness
ability to manage others, ability to work Adaptability
under pressure, good oral communication, Personal Skills
communication in writing for varied Initiative
purposes/audiences, numeracy, attention to Willingness to learn
detail, time management, assumption of
responsibility and for making decisions, Self Management
planning, coordinating and organizing
ability, and ability to use new technologies Critical Analysis Core Skills Employability Skills
and out of these 15 skills, independent Creativity
(Innovation)
working/autonomy, adaptability, willingness Language skills
to learn, critical analysis, creativity, Numeracy
numeracy, communication, teamwork,
technology and planning were selected since Communication
many of these skills listed out in many other Team Work
literature as well. Hingley (2005) has Technology Process Skills
discussed 39 employability skills in three Planning and Organizing
major groups namely, personal qualities, Applying subject knowledge
core skills, and process skills. Malleable Problem Solving/Decision making
self-theory, self-awareness, self-confidence, Negotiating
independence, emotional intelligence,
adaptability, stress tolerance, initiative,
willingness to learn, and reflectiveness are
discussed under the personal qualities. There Figure 1: Employability skills model
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