Universities need to elaborate on employability skills, say students

Students want universities to elaborate on employability skills and to give more support to help them develop these important competencies, according to a CBI / National Union of Students survey. The survey of 2,614 students shows more than half (57%) want universities to do more to help them understand employability skills, such as customer awareness, team working and self management. Two in three would like more support in developing these skills. Most students (79%) say that they decided to go to university to improve career prospects... read more

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