Education Espresso · · 59 min
Graduates are entering workplaces that move faster than the curricula designed to prepare them. Employers increasingly expect new hires to bring not just theoretical grounding but the practical communication, creative, and digital skills needed to add value from day one. If we want students to leave university genuinely work-ready, the ways we teach and build those skills into the curriculum need to evolve too.
In this Education Espresso, we explore how faculty are rethinking the delivery of teaching to prepare students for the realities of contemporary work. We hear examples of changing practice – from the kinds of projects and briefs students take on, to the creative and digital capabilities they develop along the way – and draw out lessons that apply across disciplines and institutional contexts.
Hosts and guests
Debbie McVittyEditor, Wonkhe- Chris UmfrevilleDeputy dean education, student experience and success, Aston University
- Becky HartnupConsultant: strategy and communications, Strategically Creative
- Preye WorluLecturer in marketing (consumer behaviour), Manchester Metropolitan University
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