Abstract
The study intended to look back the experiences of the last batch of the university graduates taking Music, Arts and Physical Education as the area of specialization in Education in one of the Higher Education Institutions in Cebu, Philippines. Specifically, the study elaborated on the graduates’ personal and professional characteristics, retrospective evaluation, perceived levels of self-efficacy and lived experiences of the graduates on how the program aided them in their teaching profession. Concurrent mixed method was utilized in the study: (1) descriptive retrospective survey using a questionnaire (quantitative) and (2) narrative inquiry design (qualitative) using semi-structured interview with the nine graduates as the key informants of the study. All nine graduates are employed, with seven of them teaching in their field. Graduates’ retrospective evaluation of their university experience revealed that their practicum experience was the most relevant which provided them the edge and opportunity to taste
 the reality of teaching. The strength of the program is identified in dance and sports while the teaching of health, music and arts-related courses were regarded weak. Graduates perceived level of self – efficacy was high as indicated by their ability to develop initiatives towards professional growth, and to work with people of different backgrounds. Further, three (3) emerging themes revealed as the self-instilled work values of the graduates such as persistence, love of work and open-mindedness that assisted them to be able to sustain and survive in their teaching career. This study concluded that Music, Arts and Physical Education (MAPE) is still relevant even with the existence of the new mandated Physical Education curricular program to the development of the knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies of the MAPE graduates vis-à-vis to the demand and need of the labor market and of what is expected from them in this changing time.
 
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Highlights
The economy of a country oftentimes is equated and weighed on the quality of the human forces which in a way associated on the standards of professional education and skill training institution
Graduates are urged to improve their personal skills, qualities, and experiences that qualify them to compete in this competitive and changing world [1, 2]. It is true for the mission of all the Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) graduates here in the Philippines are to be globally competitive in terms of employment qualification
This study provides factual and relevant information in reshaping and reforming the competencies of the academic and non-academic programs of the University and all institutions in the Philippines and to the policy makers in tuning their programs in view of producing high level and skilled human resources ready for global competition and best economy
Summary
The economy of a country oftentimes is equated and weighed on the quality of the human forces which in a way associated on the standards of professional education and skill training institution. Graduates are urged to improve their personal skills, qualities, and experiences that qualify them to compete in this competitive and changing world [1, 2]. It is true for the mission of all the Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) graduates here in the Philippines are to be globally competitive in terms of employment qualification. One of the requirements in claiming the status of a university as stated in CHED CMO 46, a university must engage and involve in searching and producing new knowledge through research In this new mandate, it is just a step ahead in envisioning the good educational future of the Philippine institutions [3]
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