This document discusses an alternative approach to helping students develop employability skills through their studies. It focuses on using political theory concepts to give students a more critical understanding of graduate employment. The project delivered employability sessions through a political thought module using a learning pyramid framework. Student feedback indicated the sessions increased their critical understanding of factors influencing graduate employment compared to traditional skills-focused approaches. Students engaged with topics like the relationship between identity and employment. The project shows critical knowledge can support students in both their studies and graduate employment prospects in politics degrees.

1. Harnessing Political Theory to Facilitate Students’ Engagement with Employability: A Critical Pyramid Approach Fidelma Ashe University of Ulster

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