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Employability Framework in the Post-Covid Scenario - A Literature Review


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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
2 Professor & Head, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
     

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Employability has today become a major problem due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical concepts and models of employability to ascertain the gap between knowledge and skill imparted by various educational and training institutes and its absorption. The literature review focuses on two aspects, i.e., the existing pre-Covid-19 literature and the emerging concepts of employability, post- Covid-19. Different approaches to employability, starting from the studies by Gazier (1998), Hillage and Pollard (1999) to later ones like 'organisation approach', employability in terms of individual transferable skills, career management, perceived employability, etc.have been analysed. Literature related to the emerging concept of employability post-Covid-19 are focused more on competency, career resilience, learning with experience / problem based learning, innovation and creativity, adaptability and sustainability. An employability framework has been developed and proposed based on the Four Quadrant Model of Human Knowledge by Ken Wilber

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Covid-19, Employability, Labour Market, Resilience, Sustainability
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Authors

C. V. Shobha
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
B. Johnson
Professor & Head, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Calicut, Kerala, India

Abstract


Employability has today become a major problem due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical concepts and models of employability to ascertain the gap between knowledge and skill imparted by various educational and training institutes and its absorption. The literature review focuses on two aspects, i.e., the existing pre-Covid-19 literature and the emerging concepts of employability, post- Covid-19. Different approaches to employability, starting from the studies by Gazier (1998), Hillage and Pollard (1999) to later ones like 'organisation approach', employability in terms of individual transferable skills, career management, perceived employability, etc.have been analysed. Literature related to the emerging concept of employability post-Covid-19 are focused more on competency, career resilience, learning with experience / problem based learning, innovation and creativity, adaptability and sustainability. An employability framework has been developed and proposed based on the Four Quadrant Model of Human Knowledge by Ken Wilber

Keywords


Covid-19, Employability, Labour Market, Resilience, Sustainability

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