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The Role of Teacher Education in Developing Employability Skills in Higher Education

The Role of Teacher Education in Developing Employability Skills in Higher Education

Joyce Bukirwa Sessanga, Badru Musisi
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781522563310|ISBN10: 1522563318|EISBN13: 9781522563327
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6331-0.ch006
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Sessanga, Joyce Bukirwa, and Badru Musisi. "The Role of Teacher Education in Developing Employability Skills in Higher Education." Handbook of Research on Promoting Higher-Order Skills and Global Competencies in Life and Work, edited by Jared Keengwe and Robert Byamukama, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 85-98. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6331-0.ch006

APA

Sessanga, J. B. & Musisi, B. (2019). The Role of Teacher Education in Developing Employability Skills in Higher Education. In J. Keengwe & R. Byamukama (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Promoting Higher-Order Skills and Global Competencies in Life and Work (pp. 85-98). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6331-0.ch006

Chicago

Sessanga, Joyce Bukirwa, and Badru Musisi. "The Role of Teacher Education in Developing Employability Skills in Higher Education." In Handbook of Research on Promoting Higher-Order Skills and Global Competencies in Life and Work, edited by Jared Keengwe and Robert Byamukama, 85-98. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6331-0.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter explores the need to equip student teachers with the skills that will enable them to train and develop their learners for employability. However, given the broad understanding of employability, it is important to recognize that the quality of a university graduate is not just a reflection of the quality of the curriculum and its supporting academic environment. It reflects the demands of the industry as well as the competence of the regulating body (i.e. related government institutions) in shaping the characteristics of higher education graduates. It might be overly simplistic to say that universities are encouraged, if not pressured, to produce employable graduates. The higher education sector therefore needs to recognize and understand the context of employability for their graduates to ensure that their students can live up to the expectations from governments and employers.

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