Abstract
The paper introduces an innovative model for the teaching of employability skills
at a higher education institution. The model is based the research results of a project
conducted in collaboration with Profession.hu, a
recruitment portal, which brought the introduction of the Upskill programme with six
new modules: written
communication skills, oral communication skills, quantitative skills, analytical skills,
organisation and IT skills.
This paper will discuss the literature on employability skills, and the Upskill programme,
with particular focus on
one level of the oral communication skills module. The Upskill programme was launched
at International Business School (Budapest and Vienna), which is a private college
offering bachelor, master and PhD programmes
validated by UK universities. The challenges met in the first three years will also
be discussed: the heterogeneity
of groups, organisational difficulties, student perceptions and the need to move the
module online during the
pandemic.
