HIGHER EDUCATION IN PROGRESS: STUDENTS’ RESEARCH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THEIR SUCCESS TO THE MODERN LABOR MARKET REQUIREMENTS
Abstract
In the era of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet, a university degree with good grades is no longer enough to obtain a jobaccording to the specialisation. The question arises: What do employers need? Although university education is crucial for theoretical-practical training, there are underlying skills that can be cultivated in students before entering the global labor market. Focusing on employability, especially at a global level, this interest revolves around promoting fundamental skills such as common skills, problem-solving, appropriate use of ICT, creative skills, critical thinking, informal logic, and decision-making. Since the 90s, Higher Education Institutions have made progress in promoting employability through courses and skills suggestions. Still, as societies evolved, the demand for higher qualifications and ICT skills in the labor market has increased effectively.
The article seeks an analysis of the possible answers to the key questions:
- How do we implement and integrate research competencies in knowledge for labor market requirements?
- How do we transform a real learning environment to improve graduate employability?
- How do we teach to improve student job prospects during their studies as university students?
- How does explore the intra- /interpersonal perspectives of university students and observe unregulated realities for their overall career success, empowerment, and development of research and transfer skills?
- How does implement and integrate research competencies in knowledge for labor market?
Keywords: Employability; research skills development; job market; curriculum modernization; knowledge with new skills
