Recognising implicit employability attributes within discipline-specific program modules is a critical
part of the process of developing new employability modules in the management sciences
curricula. The notion of graduate employability has gained acceptance in the higher education
sector across the world and furthermore higher education and industry appear to have reached
consensus on the importance of enhancing graduate attributes through the curricula at university.
This paper offers a qualitative analysis of curricula documents to determine strategies that are
effective in enhancing graduate employability. Using content analysis to assess six bachelor
degree programs in management sciences from selected universities in Namibia, the study
established that, in addition to work-integrated learning modules, there is evidence of graduate
employability attributes being implicitly embedded in core curricula and discipline-specific
modules. The researchers argue that universities should develop a stand-alone core module
specifically to cultivate employability attributes. This should be supported by multiple workintegrated
learning experiences for students to practise technical or discipline specific skills and
generic employability attributes.