Influence of Career Management Skills on Graduate Employabity in East Africa, Africa.
Abstract
Unemployment among the graduates in East Africa has become a major topic of discussion and it’s associated with inappropriate education system, imperfections in the labour market, high population growth rate among other factors. However, there exist various conjectures regarding exactly what constitutes employability and which graduate attributes are required to foster employability among graduates. This paper presents a model of desirable employability attributes that acknowledges the importance of career building skills required for enhancement of graduate employability. The paper raises concerns and argues that institutions of higher learning should focus on skills-based training/competence based training as opposed to emphasis on substantive knowledge. To conclude, the paper proposes some suggestions to be considered by institutions of higher learning in order to change the current status quo and yield the desired results in terms of graduate employability in East Africa.