Improving Employability through a Tracer Study on the Graduates of Don Bosco Training Center - Borongan Inc.

Abstract

The Employability of the graduates reflects the training that an institution offers to the graduates as well as to the industries. The higher employment that an institution gives the better it is. This research traces the employability of the graduates of the Don Bosco Training Center - Borongan Inc., The study utilizes a descriptive and quantitative survey method. A modified questionnaire of the Graduate Tracer Study of BiH Germany with a written permission was used to collect data from 160 graduates of DBTC - Borongan Inc batch 2017-2021 using stratified simple random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics of percentages was used to analyze the data collected. Furthermore, the slovin formula with the 0.05 margin of error was utilized in order to get the number of samples. The result of the number of samples using the slovin formula is 156. Results revealed a gradual balance of gender in DBTC-Borongan Inc with 55% male and 45% female; among the 160 respondents, 78 (48.8%) are employed. Many of the graduates had short training, 1-3 months (46.3%). No wonder then that the highest length of time to land a job is 53 (64.6%). Padrino System played a very important role in landing a job. In fact, some of the employed graduates landed a job because of relations (24 or 30.8%). Findings show that the shorter training in the training center offers the longer time for the graduates to land a job. More than half of the employed belong to the below minimum wage because many of them are hired by private enterprises.