The Job Readiness initiative : a supportive approach to enhance nursing students' new graduate employability through a self-directed technology rich learning environment

![CDATA[Higher education facilities are under pressure to help nursing students comprehend and prioritise the concept of employability, as an approach encompassing more than clinical skills and experience, and distinct from academic performance. Providing resources with specific job readiness and self-directed employability assistance can potentially encourage and define a structured transition to professional practice experience. The creation and continuing management of the Job Readiness initiative specifically for undergraduate nursing students has not only positively influenced student experience, but it has also enhanced student learning and teaching through the final year of their undergraduate degree. The Job Readiness vUWS site was created and has been maintained as a technology rich learning environment for students to access in preparation for new graduate employment, which is one part of the securing employment success initiative that is Job Readiness.]]