1 a-Imagine believes that learning should be fun. In 1994 the ‘Graduate Labour Market study’ done for the World Bank and the Commission for Higher Education found that the average university graduate took on average 2.5 years to gain formal sector employment. Since the increase in student intake numbers, the time taken for university graduates to gain employment has only lengthened.
2 Knowledge, skills and mindset University programmes at their most basic, focus mostly on providing students with knowledge in various disciplines. With skills, one is taking knowledge and applying it to produce various outcomes – results. However, what is important in all of this is that the student develops a mindset that complements their knowledge and skills. Without a ‘can do’ mindset based on for instance, being thoughtful, conscientious and responsive a student is [likely] going to have problems achieving the success they dream of.