‘The degree is not enough’: students’ perceptions of the role of higher education credentials for graduate work and employability

摘要: The UK Government is calling upon higher education students to see their learning as an investment that will give them direct benefits in the labour market. At same time, relationship between educational credentials and returns market has been changing recent times. Based on a qualitative study with 53 final‐year undergraduate pre‐1992 university, this article examines way understand role of relation future employability. It shows perceive academic qualifications having declining shaping employment outcomes what perceived be congested competitive graduate While are still seen significant dimension employability, increasingly need add value order gain advantage