ABSTRACT:
In this article, we intend to reflect critically on the meanings of employability and the role that higher education (HE) can have on its promotion. We analysed data from a European project, considering the perceptions of students and graduates, employers and academics. The results show that students, graduates and employers have internalized a dominant vision of employability (contrarily to the academic staff) that considers HE as its main responsible. For the academic staff, HE institutions should not be at the service of the labour market, but of societies. The groups surveyed agree that supporting students in the transition to employment is a crucial goal.
Keywords:
Higher education; Employability; Graduates; Employers; Academic staff