Promoting social work graduates’ employment through the social work curriculum : employers’ perspectives on the employability of UNISA’s newly qualified social workers
The silence about employers’ perspectives on the employability of newly qualified Social Work graduates from the largest open distance-learning university in South Africa was highlighted as the problem for this study. Underpinned by the theory of collaborative advantage as the theoretical framework...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk |
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| Online Access: | http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/744 |
| Summary: | The silence about employers’ perspectives on the employability of newly qualified Social Work graduates from the largest open distance-learning university in South Africa was highlighted as the problem for this study. Underpinned by the theory of collaborative advantage as the theoretical framework adopted for this study, and following a qualitative research approach, the researcher entered into a research partnership with the social work fraternity. The aim was to explore employers’ perspectives on the employability of Unisa’s newly-qualified social workers and to gather suggestions for promoting graduates’ employment, and accordingly informing Unisa’s social work curriculum. This paper reports on these perspectives and suggestions. |
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| ISSN: | 0037-8054 2312-7198 |