EMPLOYABILITY COMPETENCIES OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: INPUTS TO A CURRICULUM REVIEW AND ENHANCEMENT

Abstract

The goal of the study was to determine the extent of employability skills of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT) curriculum of three selected State Universities in Region II and the employability skills the industry required. This thesis employed the analysis method descriptive. The data sources were the twenty faculty members, twenty TESDA trainers and the 46 service managers , supervisors, consultants, chief mechanics and business partners engaged in automotive engineering. The data were handled using weighted mean and one-factor ANOVA. The findings show that the three groups of respondents have been satisfied with the BSIT program, which is of significant importance in the field of automotive technology in terms of information, skills and attitudes, the SUC instructors, the TESDA trainers and industry partners have a common understanding of the level of employability skills that the industry needs and the program in terms of awareness, skills and attitudes The findings of this study will therefore be used as a guideline for the conduct of curriculum review and enhancement for the BSIT curriculum for future acts, a curriculum review of the current BSIT curriculum should be undertaken to identify particular areas that match and do not fit the employability skills needed by the industry, and an improvement of the existing BSIT curriculum.