• Student-led change is a key way forward
• The language of employability is an issue
• Employability activity is largely implicit rather than explicit
• Design students have different employability learning and teaching needs from those of fine artists
• The Studio is a powerful site of employability teaching and learning
• The concept and implementation of ‘embedding’ employability in the curriculum needs reframing
• Explicit assessment of and reflection on employability learning is crucial for students to be able to articulate their skills
• A cultural, paradigm shift in some academics’ thinking needs to be managed in order for support for the employability agenda is increased Visual literacy is largely lacking from the debate about employability.
• Confidence and self-efficacy are major themes to address