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Skills Readiness

Close the Gap Between What Your Students Learn and What Employers Actually Need

Employers and educators consistently disagree on which skills matter most. That gap has real consequences - for your graduates' employment prospects, your institution's placement rates, and your curriculum's relevance. Hiree365 shows you exactly where the gap is, so you can close it before the next cohort graduates.

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The Problem

The skills gap is getting wider - and institutions are caught in the middle

The Fast-Moving Target

The Reality

According to the World Economic Forum, 39% of core job skills are expected to change by 2030.

The Challenge

The rapid pace of technological and industrial evolution is drastically redefining what "career-ready" means before students even graduate.

The Institutional Delay

The Problem

Most higher education institutions operate on a rigid 3-to-5-year curriculum review cycle.

The Result

A widening, persistent gap between outdated classroom learning and real-world employer demands, leaving graduates caught in the middle.

The Disconnect: Expectations vs. Reality

A profound alignment failure exists between those shaping the talent and those hiring it. According to the Cengage Group's 2025 Graduate Employability Report, the priorities of employers and educators are fundamentally inverted:

Priority Rank
Employers Care About Most
Educators Care About Most
Top Priority
Job-Specific Technical Skills
Broad Foundational Knowledge
Bottom Priority
Broad Foundational Knowledge
Job-Specific Technical Skills
How Hiree365 Solves It

How Hiree365 tracks skills readiness

Hiree365 builds a live skills profile for every student using academic records, certifications, coursework, and internship data - then matches it against real employer demand on the platform.

From academic records to skills map

As student data flows in from Classe365 or your SIS, Hiree365 automatically maps course completions, certifications, and internships into verified skills and experience profiles.

  • Skills mapped automatically from course completions and academic records.
  • Certifications and work experience added by students, verified by institution.
  • AI readiness score updated continuously as the student progresses.
  • Skills framework aligned to real-world employer job categories.

From student profiles to cohort intelligence

When every student has a live skills profile, your institution can identify cohort-wide strengths, skill gaps, and alignment with employer demand.

  • Cohort-level skills distribution - see the full picture, not just individual outliers
  • Employer demand comparison - mapped against the actual opportunities employers post in your pipeline
  • Programme-level skills gap analysis - which courses are producing the skills employers want?
  • Year-on-year tracking - is the skills gap narrowing or widening?
Using Skills Data

Three ways institutions use skills readiness data

Use Case
How It Works
Curriculum review
Skill gap data helps academic leadership identify underrepresented employer-demanded skills and improve course content accordingly.
Student support targeting
Careers teams identify students with the widest skill gaps before they reach final year — enabling targeted workshop, internship, and certification interventions.
Employer pipeline development
Careers directors use skills data to approach employers whose demand aligns with their cohort's strengths — making every employer conversation more targeted and successful.
Accreditation evidence
Skills readiness data provides evidence of curriculum relevance and graduate preparedness — a growing requirement in accreditation reviews.
Student marketing
'Our graduates are job-ready in [skill area] - here's the data' is a more credible prospectus claim than a generic employability statement
Integrations

Seamless SIS, LMS & API integration

Already using Classe365 or other institutional platforms? Hiree365 unifies SIS, LMS, and API integrations into one connected placement management ecosystem.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about employability platforms, placement systems, and how Hiree365 is designed for educational institutions.

Hiree365 is an employability and placement intelligence platform built specifically for educational institutions. It helps universities, colleges, and training providers track, improve, and prove graduate outcomes by transforming academic data into actionable placement intelligence.
Yes. Hiree365 offers a pre-built, zero-migration integration with Classe365. Student records, course completions, and grades sync automatically into Hiree365 employability profiles — no manual data entry required. Institutions are typically live within few days.
A traditional ATS is built for corporate HR teams to manage recruiting workflows. Hiree365 is built for educational institutions to manage graduate outcomes, placement reporting, and employer relationships — with accreditation-ready data as a core output, not an afterthought.
Skills readiness measures the gap between the competencies your students currently have — verified from academic records, course completions, and certifications — and the skills your employer network is actively demanding. It gives institutions a live, evidence-based view of curriculum alignment with real job market requirements.
Skills are mapped from students' course completions, grades, certifications, and internship history in your SIS and LMS. Employer demand data is drawn from the opportunities posted within your platform and from structured employer feedback. The gap between the two is calculated and surfaced at the individual student, cohort, and programme level.
Yes — this is one of the most strategically valuable use cases. When skills gap analysis consistently shows that students in a particular programme are lacking a skill that employer partners consistently request, that is objective evidence for a curriculum review conversation. Hiree365 turns employer feedback and placement outcomes into academic intelligence.
Skills data is updated continuously as students complete courses, add certifications, and progress through their programme. Employer demand signals are updated as new opportunities are posted and feedback is submitted. The gap analysis is therefore live rather than a point-in-time snapshot.
Yes. Skills gap analysis is included in the Accreditation Reporting module as a standard export. Many accreditation frameworks — including AACSB and ACBSP — now require evidence that institutions are actively monitoring and responding to the alignment between curriculum and employer demand. Hiree365 provides that evidence automatically.