ABSTRACT
Employability is a contentious issue, and there is no single definition in the context of higher education. The definition of employability as adopted by the UK's Enhancing Student Employability Co-ordination Team (ESECT) in 2005 has been widely accepted. The impact of such Government intervention has resulted in policy-driven strategies being pursued by universities that typically advocate an integrated approach for the enhancement of graduate employability. Definitions of employability as offered by those working at policy level resonate with widely accepted models. The size of the four stakeholder sample groups was carefully considered in order to generate an appropriate level of credible research material. Respondents from the four stakeholder groups agreed that universities do have some level of responsibility to prepare students in terms of graduate employability. An individual working at policy level also highlighted that placements and work experience were beneficial to students in terms of developing their employability.
