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In today’s fast changing society, it is simply not enough to have a University degree to gain employment but rather employees need to also possess transferable personal attributes that benefit employers and their future learning (Bransford, 2007, p.1). In Employability: judging and communicating achievement Knight & Yorke (2006, p.5) suggest “employability is a set of achievements, understandings and personal attributes that make individuals more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations."

To ensure graduates have the necessary skills and are ready for their future job industry, CQUniversity has established a list of 8 attributes to help with students, career success (CQUniversity, 2010, p.1) these are;
• Communication
• Information Literacy
• Team work
• Information technology competence
• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Cross- curricular competence
• Ethical practice

In addition to these, specific to the education industry there are 10 Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers outlined by the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) (2009);
• Standard 1- Design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences for individuals and groups
• Standard 2- Design and implement learning experiences that develop language, literacy and numeracy
• Standard 3- Design and implement intellectually challenging learning experiences
• Standard 4- design and implement learning experiences that value diversity
• Standard 5- Assess and report constructively on student learning
• Standard 6- Support personal development and participation in society
• Standard 7- Create and maintain safe and supportive learning environments
• Standard 8- Foster positive and productive relationships with families and the community
• Standard 9- Contribute effectively to professional teams
• Standard 10- Commit to reflective practice and ongoing professional renewal

The Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) (Commonwealth of Australia, 2008) and The Employability Skills Framework (Australian Government, 2006) are closely intertwined as they both state how crucial it is for people to contain these skills and abilities for effective involvement in our 21st century world. The Australian Core Skills Framework (Commonwealth of Australia, 2008) levels of performance are; learning, reading, writing, oral and numeracy. Closely related to the Employability Skills Framework (Australian Government, 2006) are; communication skills, team work skills, problem solving skills, initiative and enterprise skills ,planning and organising skills, self management skills, learning skills and technology skills.

I believe as a learning manager I contain the above skills and attributes in each of the areas of employability and the career appropriate skills of what it takes to be an effective and successful teacher in the education industry. In this blog I will concentrate on the 8 CQUniversity graduate attributes and the 10 Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers by QCT to demonstrate and evidence my abilities and competence in the education sector.