Perceptions of Career Development Learning and Work-Integrated Learning in Australian Higher Education (Survey‪)‬

The employment of graduates in the professional workforce is of paramount importance to Australian universities, government, employers and students (Graduate Careers Australia, 2007). Yorke defined graduate employability in this way: The most recent review of the Australian higher education sector (Bradley, Noonan, Nugent & Scales, 2008) and sundry other reports (Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Business Council of Australia, 2002; Precision Consultancy, 2007) highlighted the role of higher learning for developing aptitudes, knowledge and skills that prepare graduates for the workforce. These themes and trends are reflected in other nations with higher education systems similar to Australia's, such as the UK (Yorke, 2006b).