From Employment to Employability: Uzbekistan and the Higher Education Skills Agenda

Paterson, R. 2019. From Employment to Employability: Uzbekistan and the Higher Education Skills Agenda. Silk Road: A Journal of Eurasian Development. 1 (1), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.16997/srjed.2

TitleFrom Employment to Employability: Uzbekistan and the Higher Education Skills Agenda
TypeJournal article
AuthorsPaterson, R.
Abstract

This article outlines the origins of employability as a concept related to higher education, and its impact on Uzbek higher education policy. By arguing that the recognition of employability arose out of changes in global employment demands, and is aligned to global theories of human capital, it can be asserted that the topdown Uzbek government driven changes in higher education policy have reinforced the employability agenda. Although it is debatable whether a top-down enforced employability agenda is beneficial in terms of pedagogy, many universities are incorporating pedagogy to develop employability in their programmes. It is argued that ideas of pedagogy for employability can be best exploited if linked to the ideas of pre-professional and graduate identity, and even more so if both lecturers and students understand how learning environments can be used to best effect. Also highlighted is the fact that debates surrounding employability have taken place over recent years in primarily Anglo-Saxon contexts, and that there is a need for research in a more diverse range of higher education institutions, particularly in Central Asia.

Keywordsemployability, pedagogy for employability, employability models, transnational education, Uzbekistan higher education, human capital
JournalSilk Road: A Journal of Eurasian Development
Journal citation1 (1), pp. 1-22
ISSN2631-682X
Year2019
PublisherUniversity of Westminster Press
Publisher's version
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.16997/srjed.2
Web address (URL)https://silkroadjournal.online/articles/10.16997/srjed.2/
Publication dates
Published09 Dec 2019
LicenseCC BY 4.0

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