thesis

Introduction

Attention grabbing Title : Employability is a product that requires a competitive edge

Thesis : Graduates are an important source of labor but essential for economic growth is the capacity of that source of labor to be better equipped to meet current and future demands of the workplace

Transition : The CBI (2009 , p44 ) recommends that students cultivate their employability skills before leaving university

Body

Supporting Passage 1 : Employability includes a set of tangible knowledge based employability skills

Explanation of passage : Describes what knowledge based employability skills are , why they

are important and how they can be more easily delivered : i .e . communication , literacy and numeracy skills , business and customer awareness , teamwork , problem solving , information technology , time management (Lanning et al , 2008 , and how outcomes are evident and can be assessed - graded

How it supports the thesis : Provides evidence of a set of demarcated knowledge based employability skills required for current and future demands of the workplace

Supporting Passage 2 : Tangible , knowledge based employability skills can be manipulated

Explanation of passage : Discusses how this more tangible evidence for prospective employers can be manipulated and improved upon and therefore not provide true evidence of an individual 's employability

How it supports the thesis : Explains how a set of demarcated employability skills better equips the masses but gives no real advantage to the individual

Supporting Passage 3 : To be truly employable we need to differentiate ourselves from the masses

Explanation of passage : Discusses the personal attributes and attitudes that will set us apart from...