GES APP – MOBILE APPLICATION TO SUPPORT REFLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION OF GLOBAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

In this paper, we present a mobile application, the GES App, designed to help students recognise, document, and articulate their employability skills to their prospective employees. Global Employability Skills are skills that students acquire that are in addition to their academic knowledge and skills, and that would help them in their careers. As students continue their university journeys, they often overlook or underestimate the importance of developing Global Employability Skills that employers consider as important for their jobs. The GES App is a mobile application designed to stimulate university students to reflect upon their experiences and assess the skills they may develop outside of their formal university studies. This paper presents how the GES App supports students plan their careers and develop their Global Employability Skills that would make them more attractive to their future employers. A use case scenario is described to illustrate the role the GES App could play, from the perspectives of university students, staff and employers.