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Case study

Boosting student employability at Edith Cowan University

Curio created six discipline-agnostic career development modules that ECU could embed within courses, helping students connect strengths, study and possible career directions without treating employability as an optional extra.

Client
Edith Cowan University
Sector
Higher education
Services
Learning design, student research and implementation guidance
Initiative
Student employability and career development
Duration
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The challenge

Career development is often separated from the curriculum and positioned as an additional service students must seek out. ECU wanted employability learning to sit closer to students' academic experience and work across disciplines.

The modules needed to be relevant regardless of the learner's field while giving academics practical guidance for implementation.

The approach

Curio designed six Career Development Learning modules around reflection, recognition of strengths and exploration of future directions. Student focus groups informed the experience, including testing three approaches to note-taking before selecting templates aligned with student preferences.

What Curio delivered

  • Six discipline-agnostic career development modules
  • Reflection and strength-identification activities
  • Career-exploration tasks
  • Student focus groups
  • Testing of three note-taking approaches
  • Reusable note-taking templates
  • Guidance for academic implementation

The result

ECU gained a reusable way to integrate employability development within different courses and disciplines.

They were very well received by our students, who commented on their professionalism, applicability, and engagement.
Undergraduate Course Coordinator, Edith Cowan University

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