Kingston University rolls out sector-leading Future Skills programme

New students enrolling at Kingston University this autumn are set to be the first to benefit from an innovative model of education designed to equip them with the future-proofed skills needed for career success.

All first-year undergraduates will participate in Navigate modules, before progressing on to further expand their skills and knowledge through Explore and Apply modules during the second and third years of their degrees, as part of the new Future Skills programme. The sessions will ensure students on every course acquire the skills most valued by employers, including problem solving, critical thinking, communication and creativity.

The University's Director of Student Development and Graduate Success, Ali Orr, said: "Ensuring our graduates are able to call on this broader skillset to meet the changing needs of employers is absolutely vital, particularly as they prepare to enter a rapidly evolving world of work where many of the jobs they will eventually hold don't yet exist."

The programme builds on research with more than 2,000 major businesses undertaken as part of the University's Future Skills campaign, which has garnered widespread support from business and industry leaders, government policy-makers, politicians and peers.

For more information visit www.kingston.ac.uk/futureskills