The following is a message from PebblePad, a UERU Equity/Excellence Champion Partner. PebblePad invites UERU members to sign up for exclusive events offering actionable insights and solutions to today’s employability crunch.
Today’s graduates are facing a serious and increasingly urgent employability shortfall. For instance, only 30% of 2025’s graduates found jobs in their field while 56% of unprepared graduates say their biggest gap is in job‑specific skills.
Such numbers reveal a profound transitional problem for graduates as they attempt to move from study into work—so how can institutions ensure students are truly ready to make the leap into employment?
As a member of the UERU community, you are invited to three unique opportunities to connect with fellow higher‑ed leaders and explore how experiential learning and reimagined curricula can directly address employability challenges—and better prepare graduates for today’s job market:
February 10
Live Event: SEE Virtual Symposium
1:00-4:00pm ET
· Hosted by the Society for Experiential Education, this virtual event showcases sessions on best practices in experiential learning and work-integrated learning, with PebblePad proudly serving as Signature Sponsor: Click here for the full agenda and to register
February 19
Webinar: Embedding Real-World Learning into Curriculum
1:00pm ET
· In partnership with PebblePad and Inside Higher Ed/Times Higher Education—and featuring leaders from the University of Georgia and Michigan Technological University—this webinar explores how institutions are embedding real-world learning at scale to produce job-ready graduates: Click here to register
February 23
Webinar: Transforming Graduate Employability Using a Future Skills Framework
9:00am ET
· Hosted by PebblePad, hear how a transformative, institution-wide Future Skills approach redefines employability by focusing not only on what students know but on how they learn, adapt, and evolve—with insights from the educators already making it happen at Kingston University, UK: Click here to register
These February events are designed to share actionable strategies and support institutions working to close the employability shortfall—PebblePad would love you to take part and add your voice to the conversation.
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