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dc.contributor.authorHardin-Ramanan, Sarita
dc.contributor.authorGopee, Shafiiq
dc.contributor.authorRowtho, Vikash
dc.contributor.authorCharoux, Odylle
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-09T07:18:53Z
dc.date.available2021-08-09T07:18:53Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationHardin-Ramanan, S. and Gopee, S. and Rowtho, V. and Charoux, O. 2020. Graduate Work-Readiness in Mauritius: A multi-stakeholder approach. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. 11 (1): pp. 93-109.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85000
dc.identifier.doi10.21153/jtlge2020vol11no1art937
dc.description.abstract

Characterised by strong human capital dependency, Small Island Development States (SIDS) such as Mauritius depend largely on work-ready graduates to boost their economy. Yet, Graduate Work Readiness (GWR) and graduate unemployment feature prominently on the Mauritian government agenda. This paper investigates the previously unexplored issue of GWR in Mauritius through four key stakeholder lenses - those of the government, employers, universities, and undergraduates - before suggesting collaborative strategies to enhance graduate employability. The paper findings build on government and parastatal body interviews and qualitative survey responses from the Top 100 companies, higher education institution directors and final year undergraduates in Mauritius. Study results and recommendations are derived from a thematic content analysis of interview transcripts and qualitative survey data. Results indicate that there is a strong need to (1) strengthen stakeholder links, (2) enforce industry-centric university curricula, (4) improve graduate work experience, (4) hone graduate soft skills, and (5) their attitude to work. A Graduate Work Readiness Integrated Stakeholder Framework (GWRISF) supported by a National Work Integrated Learning Committee (NWILC) is then recommended. It is envisaged that proposed strategies will not only assist Mauritian stakeholders in better joining forces for GWR improvement but can also be useful to other comparable SIDS.

dc.titleGraduate Work-Readiness in Mauritius: A multi-stakeholder approach
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume11
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage93
dcterms.source.endPage109
dcterms.source.issn1838-3815
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
dc.date.updated2021-08-09T07:18:49Z
curtin.departmentCurtin International
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyCurtin International
curtin.contributor.orcidHardin-Ramanan, Sarita [0000-0001-7036-0296]
curtin.contributor.orcidGopee, Shafiiq [0000-0003-0602-9042]
curtin.contributor.orcidRowtho, Vikash [0000-0003-1862-3305]
curtin.contributor.orcidCharoux, Odylle [0000-0002-2396-174X]
dcterms.source.eissn1838-3815
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridHardin-Ramanan, Sarita [57201296977]


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