11,000 join free UQ course that paves the road to employability

More than 11,000 people from around the world have signed up for a free University of Queensland course designed to set them on the road to employment in a competitive labour market. UQ Student Employability Strategy Project Manager Andrea Reid said Employ101x: Unlocking your employability had attracted enrolments from countries including the United States, India, Canada, Australia and the UK. "Employability is about developing the skills and attributes that make graduates more likely to secure work and be successful in their chosen field," she said. "One of the key messages of this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is that employers expect more than just a degree in today's competitive graduate labour market. "They are looking for degree knowledge and skills and personal attributes that guide workplace performance. "An employable graduate is someone who can make a valuable contribution to an organisation, and this is about a combination of knowledge and the skills and attributes to do a job well," she said. UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Joanne Wright said the course was part of a larger focus on employability at UQ.