Employability skills, employability readiness and skills building: Basis for student workforce employability framework

The study aimed to examine the employability skills, employability readiness and skills building among graduating student in Shandong Province of China and was made the basis in developing a workforce employability framework.The research design was descriptive as it describe the current state of employability skills and employability readiness among university students in Shandong Province.Descriptive research is the most appropriate research design for this study because it aligns with the research objectives and can provide the necessary information to gain a comprehensive understanding of employability skills, employability readiness, and skills building among university students.The survey questionnaires served as the data gathering instrument as it offer a combination of practicality, flexibility, and rigor that makes them an excellent choice for collecting data about employability skills, employability readiness, and skills building among university students in Shandong Province.Their ability to reach a wide audience, collect standardized data, and analyze responses objectively makes them a valuable tool for conducting comprehensive research in this area.The participants of the study were 415 teaching staff of selected 5 well-known comprehensive universities in Shandong Province: