There is a growing interest in connecting the literature on graduate employability,
career development, and worker employability. However, inconsistent terminology across
these fields poses a challenge. This essay focuses on the term ‘school-to-work transition’.
In career development and worker employability literature, it often refers to the
movement from all stages of schooling into the labour market, while in graduate employability
literature it is understood to only refer to the transition from secondary school
into the labour market. To illustrate this issue, we use a metaphor comparing grapes
to wine. Consequently, we propose ‘education-to-work transition’ as an overarching
term, with various subcategories specific to secondary and tertiary education.
