Abstract
The proposed research is driven by an existing need to develop a master programme in enterprise system engineering (ESE) to the Arab Universities. The main objective of the project is to ensure the development of a top-notch curriculum that comprises the latest technology and teaching methods while integrating the local labour market needs of the target countries. To achieve that, a labour market analysis in the ESE domain is conducted in this proposed research. The study is divided into two main parts, one is qualitative to uncover several issues in the labour markets of the target Arab countries relevant to ESE and the second part is quantitative designed to measure the skill gaps prevalent in those countries to which the master programme is exported. Besides the business problem calling for this research, its importance is leveraged by the strong evidence in the literature showing that supply and demand skills rarely match. This research is expected to explore and measure potential gaps between employment and education in ESE, a point that is crucial for more efficient education and employment in the Arab countries.
Highlights
Employability and skill development are major concerns for governments and organizations in all sectors and universities
Skill gaps exist across the three sets of skills identified for enterprise systems engineering in Egypt and in Tunisia
The magnitude of the gap is relatively wide with a lowest value of 29% of the relative importance of the skill and reaches to 54% of the relative importance
Summary
Employability and skill development are major concerns for governments and organizations in all sectors and universities. Countries and organizations tolerate the high cost of either shortages or employees lacking in the right skills for critical jobs. This research is an initial stage of a major project “Exporting Master Programme in Enterprise Systems Engineering (MSC.ESE)” in which a curriculum is designed in conformance to the European Credit Transfer System and Bologna Process. It was important to employ a holistic review of current situation that in turn called for exploring the labor market needs in ESE and information systems domains. For this reason, the current research is conducted as an initial a step towards the curriculum design of the MSC.ESE.
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