Designing a Conceptual Framework for Developing Soft Skills for the Employability of Nano Graduates

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1 allameh Tabataba’i university

2 Technology Studies Institute

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Employability is defined as "the ability of individuals to obtain and maintain an initial job" alongside hard skills requiring soft skills. One of the pioneering and transformative areas for the employability of university graduates is emerging technologies, especially nanotechnology.
For this purpose, the aforementioned model was designed using a content analysis of existing resources and interviews with relevant experts. The research findings indicate that for the development of soft skills to enhance the employability of graduates in nanotechnology, interventions are needed at the level of causal factors (including individual, academic, and workplace factors), contextual conditions (including national culture, family identity and function, and professional resilience), and intervening factors (including industry-university interaction, high-tech ecosystems, and the evaluation and assessment system of soft skills). This is carried out through three strategies: developing mentoring, enhancing interactive training, and structuring business skills, which will lead to outcomes such as personal growth, increased social creativity, and employability.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy

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Available Online from 22 November 2025

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