... are increasingly aware of the widening gap between the skills of higher education graduates and the expertise required in the current workplace (Global Agenda Council on Employment, 2014 ; Wickramasinghe and Perera, 2010). The work of Yossi and Maw (2011 , p. 3) shows the extent to which the CEOs of 33...

..., university students are considering alternatives to a lifetime of employment, including their own start-up, and becoming an entrepreneur. The literature indicates a significant disconnect between the role and value of education and healthy enterprising economies, with many less-educated economies growing...

... serious resource constraints. Additional challenges were; the operational nature of the HR function, the limited training and development expertise and the lack of alignment between educational institutions and employers’ needs. Research limitations/implications – This exploratory study provides...