Employability skills refer to the skills, knowledge, competencies, and personal attributes that enhance our ability to obtain and sustain employment, be successful in our chosen occupations and benefit ourselves while contributing to the organisation, the community, and the economy. It also includes the capacity to move between jobs and remain employable throughout life.

Employability skills also refer to a group of vital abilities that involve the development of a knowledge base and mindset that are key to success in the 21st-century workplace. They include skills necessary for self-advocacy and networking, as well as skills required to cope with changing work circumstances, learn continuously and be capable of working within changing teams. Skills that help to cope with changing work circumstances, build capabilities to work within changing teams, and ensure continuous learning.