Opinion Employability

Building employability and self-identity brick by brick

The answer to developing students' core skills for employability may lie within a pile of LEGO® bricks.

6th June 2025

Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University

Aberdeen Business School was named Business School of the Year 2020 (THE Awards 2020) and is also accredited by AACSB International (AACSB), an accolade achieved by only 5% of global business schools. This means that we can provide an outstanding business education and help create top quality, work-ready graduates.We develop professional thinkers and innovative contributors through business connected learning, award winning teaching, and internationally recognised impactful research.Our vision is to empower people and businesses today to change our tomorrow.

At Aberdeen Business School we harness our business connectivity and applied research to provide an outstanding student experience and nurture the business leaders of tomorrow.We offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, professional development and research degree programmes across a number of business areas such as management and international business, and more specialist academic areas including:

  • Accounting and Finance

  • Strategic Risk Management

  • Human Resource Management

  • Procurement and Supply Chain Management

  • Sustainability and Energy Transitions

  • Project Management

  • Energy Management

  • Financial Management

At Aberdeen Business School, we pride ourselves on our accessibility and flexibility. We treat you as an individual and work collectively to design the most appropriate route to maximise your individual career capital. We offer on-campus, online, and work based learning study, and many of our courses are available both in full time and part time modes. This range of course provision gives you the flexibility to choose the course that is right for you and your circumstances. We strive to provide you with an education that will equip you with the skills and capabilities for your future career or indeed your career development. We recognise the importance of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial related modules. For example, all our full-time, on campus undergraduate students undertake a Business Ideas and Opportunities module which provides you with the opportunity to develop your business creativity by working in multidisciplinary teams. You can further develop these ideas in the third year of your programme by spending time in the University Accelerator unit. We will nurture your potential, expand your talent and ensure you have the edge when it comes to your career opportunities. At Aberdeen Business School, we are in the business of changing your tomorrow.