For a young graduate, the walk from the lecture room to the workplace can feel like the final step towards economic independence. But for many, it is where another test begins, one that is rarely written on an examination paper: can they do the job?
A degree, diploma or certificate may open the door to an interview. But it does not necessarily mean the person entering the workplace can operate a machine, diagnose a fault, serve a customer, interpret production data or deliver a service to the required standard.
That gap is increasingly becoming a business problem, not just an education problem.