... alignment with high-growth sectors over generic skills training. Curricula in underperforming areas should be restructured with industry input. Investment in ICT, and advanced manufacturing yield far greater employability returns. Originality/value First study using dominance analysis to show training...

... as “knowledge professionals” in the international business environment (Howieson, 2003). A mix of technical and generic skills is seen as necessary to address the diversity of business challenges, although there is widespread debate on what constitutes generic skills (e.g. Barrie, 2006 ; Bridgstock, 2009...

... exemplars of elevator pitches, thereby assisting students to identify the gap between their performance and the model performance and to implement strategies to bridge the gap. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Accounting education Generic skills Blended learning Elevator pitch...