employability

[em-ploi-uh-bil-i-tee]

noun

1. the fact, condition, or degree of being employable, especially in terms of work skills or readiness for the job market.

Example Sentences

"Anything that will get people back into work is welcome," said Mr Fathers, but he added that even "the very best campaigns around employability with disabled people have got about 5% more people into work".

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The council said a "junior member" of its "employability team" had emailed the councillor regarding the opening time of the new store.

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But Catherine Parsons, who oversees the Big Issue's specialist employability service Big Issue Recruit, said that "scare tactics" would only exacerbate Britain's worker shortages.

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Tony Ball, a Conservative councillor and cabinet member for education, excellence, lifelong learning and employability for Essex County Council, said absence policies at schools can differ.

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“People have to leave prison with a qualification for work - the whole basis of rehabilitation has to be rooted in employability.”

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