• Language and intercultural skills remain under valued in many labour markets, despite their growing importance in globalised and multicultural work environments.
• Many language competent students lack the resources to articulate the value of their skills effectively.
• Educational curricula often fail to connect language learning with practical career outcomes.
• Employers increasingly seek employees who combine disciplinary knowledge with intercultural com-petence, flexibility and a global outlook.

Our project addresses these challenges by offering practical tools and an evidence based framework to support students and to encourage institutions  to align curricula to meet new and emergent market demands.

• Students — especially those with core or dual language competencies, who want to understand how language learning can serve as a competitive advantage in their career paths.
• Academic staff & Educators — who wish to integrate employability thinking into language and in-tercultural programmes and make learning outcomes more transparent.
• Career services & University administration — interested in guidance tools for counselling, skill recognition, and curriculum development.
• Employers and External Partners — who wish to recognise and recruit graduates with language, intercultural and transferable competencies and contribute to shaping curricula to meet la-bour market needs.
   

• We adopt a holistic, capital based view of employability — seeing language learning not mere-ly as language acquisition, but as a source of human/educational, social, cultural, identity and psy-chological capital.
• We believe in co creation and collaboration — engaging students, educators, career consultants, and employers to ensure relevance and impact.
• We aim for transparency and practical relevance — turning academic experience into tangible skills, competencies, and career opportunities.
• We promote mobility, multilingualism, diversity, inclusion and global engagement — equipping graduates to thrive in international and multicultural environments.
   

We welcome contributions from all partners — students, staff, career service professionals, employers, and alumni. If you wish to learn more or collaborate, contact us or follow our updates.
 

Are you studying a language, learning one as an additional skill, or do you have language competen-cies through your personal background? This platform helps you explore how your language skills are valuable for your future career.

How to use the tools:

• Use the framework to explore the value of your language skills.
• Try the online modules (5 themes, approx. 20 min. each) — do one, more or all.
• Complete activities on your own, in a group, or together with a career counsellor.
• Follow-up with suggested career-focused exercises.

Also relevant for:

• International students
• Alumni thinking about a career shift
• Anyone wanting to use their languages more professionally

Do you support students with language backgrounds? This resource helps you guide students in rec-ognising and applying the full employability potential of their language skills.

How to use:

• As part of individual counselling
• In group workshops, webinars or training
• As stand-alone student resources or follow-up material
   

Do you want to better understand the value of graduates with language and intercultural skills — from formal education or personal experience?

How to use:

• Explore the framework to see how languages contribute to key graduate strengths
• Understand how multilingual graduates can adapt, collaborate and succeed in diverse workplaces
   

Language Departments, Language Centres, International Offices

This platform offers you tools to:

• Make learning outcomes more transparent and employment-relevant
• Support curriculum development and student guidance
• Foster student reflection and career thinking

How to use:

• Integrate selected activities into courses or language programmes
• Use as a resource in career education initiatives
• Collaborate with career services on joint sessions