Abstract: The main objective of this research was to develop a framework for employability skills in interior design education curriculum. This research found three concepts of employability skills which include soft skills, hard skills and personal attributes from the literature. Also, from the survey, this research found framework which include of soft skills, hard skills and personal attribute skills which were later on merged to form the framework of employability skills. The discussions of findings were presented according to the research questions. The objectives of the study were to determine the relationship between design graduates’ skills (soft skills, hard skills and personal attributes) and employers’ satisfaction. This chapter also presented the discussion of independent ad dependent variable and also the research findings according to research questions, conclusion, implications of findings, recommendations and suggestions for further studies

Keywords: Pre-graduate-experience, Employability, University graduates, hard skills, soft skills, Interior Design, Malaysia

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2019.6603