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The financial cost to individuals of higher education is now regularly exceeding £50k before maintenance in the UK; consequently, students are more concerned than ever that their degree should offer value for money when they enter jobs marketplace. Overshadowed by long-term debt, lack career options and job offerings with low salary, student numbers arts, languages, humanities philosophy areas ...

Polytechnic programmes in Malaysia were established to produce quality graduates at the semi-professional level engineering, trade, hospitality, ICT and services, as well as, provide alternative pathways for TVET students higher education. According Ministry of Education, even though graduate employability is 96.7%, tourism management Polytechnics have an average 51% upon graduation, these defi...

In an increasingly globalised and competitive economy, there is a need to ensure that graduates have the skills, knowledge and attitudes to be not only work ready for today but work ready PLUS for tomorrow. Data from the Graduate Destination Survey (2012) show that 75% of ICT students get a job once they complete their degree. Although employment outcomes are influenced by external market condi...