Abstract: Employment is the greatest livelihood, so is the employment of college students. The employment situation of college graduates is not only directly related to the immediate interests of graduates and their families, but also to the stability of society and the long-term development of the country. Therefore, it is of great significance to study and solve the employment problems of college graduates and improve their employability. By systematically defining the concepts and functions of national defense education associations in colleges and universities, this paper comprehensively analyzes that national defense education associations have the value of promoting college students' employment psychology to mature, optimizing their employment knowledge structure system, and promoting the improvement of college students' employment skills.And from the aspects of deepening the exchange and cooperation with professional associations to improve the employability; strengthening the propaganda and education of conscription and changing the employment mode; highlighting the social development of community activities and promoting the balanced growth of individuals, this paper puts forward the path to promote the cultivation of College Students' employment ability with national defense education associations in order to provide reference for promoting the cultivation of College Students' employment ability.

Key words: National defense education in colleges and universities, Associations, Employment ability