Employability Skills Of Students Research Articles

Factors Affecting Employability Skills of Beauty Students in Gerbang Kertosusila

There is currently an imbalance between the skills mastered by vocational high school graduates with the skills needed in the labor market, especially employability skills, to maintain a job in various conditions and job requirements. This study aimed to examine the factors that affecting the employability skills of Beauty students namely career guidance, fieldwork practices, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy. The respondents consisted of 254 students in Beauty Expertise Program at Gerbang Kertosusila. The instruments used in this study were questionnaire with a Likert scale and the statistical method using structural equation modeling (SEM). This study found no significant effect of career guidance, fieldwork practice, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy on employability skills among Beauty students. The study also showed that career guidance and emotional intelligence have no significant effect on self-efficacy. However, fieldwork practice has a significant effect on the self-efficacy of Beauty students.

留学生を対象とした就職支援のための「社会人観」の把握

留学生を対象とした就職支援のための「社会人観」の把握

Instrument Development For Evaluating Students’ Employability Skills

An assessment on the level of employability skills of students is deemed necessary, given the employers’ need for skills that must be mastered by job seekers. The purpose of this study is to create an instrument that is able to assess the level of mastery of students’ employability skills. Instrument making was carried out through seven stages: composing of variable constructs, preparing of instrument lines, arranging the instrument items, conducting content validation, testing instrument, conducting the consistency analysis of items, and estimating the reliability coefficient of instruments. Based on the instrument making process, it has been found out that the construct of the measured employability skills variable includes the skills of communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and technology utilization. Subsequent stages were carried out procedurally and content validation was carried out until obtaining the expert approval. The process of analyzing the consistency of items and estimating the reliability coefficient of the instrument was conducted using the SPSS. The results of the consistency analysis of items with SPSS showed seven statement items that had an internal consistency index below 0.3. As a consequence, these items were not used for not representing the construct of the measured indicator. After doing the item consistency analysis, 49 good items were obtained and the instrument reliability coefficient was estimated. Based on the analysis results, the reliability coefficient of the instrument obtained the value of 0.905. As the results obtained were more than 0.7, the instrument was then stated to be reliable and could be used as a data collection tool.

Vocationalization of skills education based-on local wisdom in era of ASEAN Economic Community

As the implementation agreement of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), Indonesia should have right strategy especially in the field of basic education. Graduates of basic education should have adequate knowledge, attitudes and skills including ability to adapt the work situation changes due to change dynamically. The study aims to develop a model of skills learning model for student at the basic education level based on local wisdom. The research method used is Research and Development, which is in accordance with the research objectives. The skills learning model is vocationalization based on local wisdom at the basic education level. It is used to find solution as an effort to complement and prepare basic education graduates who do not continue their education to become productive and competitive workforce to face global competition, especially to facing the Asean Economic Community. Initial research results are the interview instruments and guideline reviewed by experts consist of 1) local potential resources, 2) selection of basic skills type in schools, 3) availability of equipment and materials for skills practice, 4) school resources, 5) support the parties to the implementation of skills learning, and 6) the process of learning skills. Based on the results of previous research, hypothetical skills learning model was developed as a form of learning that could be used to provide initial provisions for pre-vocational skills based on local wisdom. The model can provide insight into the workforce and increase motivation, and work ethic, as well as to build employability skills for students in the basic education level.

Bridging skill gap between industry and academia - a study on employability skills of post graduate students (an icssr sponsored project sponsored under impress scheme)

Bridging skill gap between industry and academia - a study on employability skills of post graduate students (an icssr sponsored project sponsored under impress scheme)

The impact of extracurricular activities and engagement on international graduates' employability: OPAIC alumni 2019

The high level of dissatisfaction from an employability perspective and decreasing employment rate of international students in New Zealand is an increasing concern for higher education providers and their students. Education New Zealand research in 2019 and Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus Graduate Outcome report 2019 support these findings. It highlights a need for a strategy to develop and enhance international student employability skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the connection between the graduates’ employability and their participation in extracurricular activities (ECAs) and the outcomes from their involvement. This study explored the views of Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus alumni who graduated in 2019 from various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Using descriptive and thematic analysis, this study analysed the impact of extracurricular activities on Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus graduates’ employability. Convenience sampling was used for data collection. A total of 112 participants completed an online survey, and 7 participants undertook semi-structured interviews. The data collected from the survey identified the level of engagement in different extracurricular activities, the motivations to participate, the barriers to participation, the development of soft skills from graduates’ perspective, and employment rates. Using the descriptive analysis, data was compared and correlated. The data collected from interviews provided an in-depth understanding of how international students perceive the benefits of engagement in extracurricular activities and shared their outcomes. Recommendations were provided for future and current international students and to Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus as a facilitator of employability skills development based on the findings.

The link between career development learning and employability skills of senior high school students

The purpose of this research is to identify the domain of career development learning that best influences employability skills of Technical-Vocational senior high school students. This non-experimental quantitative research design utilized the survey approach involving N=103 Grade 12 senior high school students taking the Tech-Voc track in different educational institutions in Digos City. In analyzing the data, mean, Pearson r and regression analysis were used. Based on the findings, career development learning was assessed to be very high. Employability skills of students were also assessed to be very high. All measures of career development learning significantly correlated with employability skills. Lastly, among the domains of career development learning, transition learning was found the best influence on the employability skills of senior high school students.

A comparative study into legal education and graduate employability skills in law students through pro bono law clinics

ABSTRACT Law students face challenges when entering the employment market irrespective of where they reside. Apart from increasing competition from their peers, there is often a disconnect between theory in law courses and the realities of legal practice. The significant leap from “student” to “early career lawyer” or “graduate lawyer” requires law schools to be more proactive in incorporating practice-based legal skills. Whether experience is gained through clinical education, external work experience or pro bono programmes, the effect of practical work experience is to increase self-confidence, practice knowledge and, consequently, employability in students. Extracurricular community engagement has been widely recognised as enhancing graduate employability by combining experiential learning, coursework and community service, with teaching clinics providing suitable learning opportunities for law students. This paper focuses on the perceived benefits of experiential learning in pro bono teaching clinics with reference to three case studies of successful law faculty teaching clinics in different jurisdictions: an established law clinic in Australia; an established law clinic in South Africa; and an emerging law clinic in Chile. The results of the study indicate that students in all three jurisdictions – Australia, Chile and South Africa – will reap advantageous benefits from their clinical experience when entering the workplace.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENT READINESS IN FACING THE WORLD OF WORK: INDONESIA CASE FROM COMPETENCY PERSPECTIVES AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

Purpose of the study: This study investigates the effect of competence and employability skills on the work readiness of vocational students majoring in accounting in Indonesia. Methodology: This study uses a quantitative approach. The research data were obtained using a questionnaire survey of vocational students majoring in accounting in South Tangerang. The final sample used in testing was 284 questionnaires—data analysis using multiple linear regression with SPSS 23 version. Results: The results of this study suggest that competence and employability skills positively affect work readiness. The findings of the study are useful for vocational students in increasing their readiness to face the workforce. Implications/Application: Future studies are expected to explore further the variables that influence competence and its effect on work readiness and career development, including learning achievements, internships, and ICT Skills. Also, future studies are expected to be able to prepare better test instruments and proportional test times to get more accurate competency measurements. Furthermore, this study is expected for Vocational Schools to prioritize constructivism-based learning processes in order to obtain more optimal student competencies. Meanwhile, for policymakers, it is expected to develop policies that can maximize the competency and employability skills of vocational students. Specifically, this research can be used by SMK teachers majoring in Accounting in Indonesia to measure the accounting competence of their students to minimize unemployment. This research can also be an input for researchers and competency assessors of the Professional Certification Institute (LSP) in Indonesia to determine appropriate competency standards for junior-level accounting specialist technicians. Novelty: This study is one of the very few studies investigating competence and employability skills altogether and their impact on work readiness in Indonesia cases. It is essential to be conducted because the graduates of vocational school should be assessed by the LSP licensed by the National Competency Certification Agency (BNSP) to ensure that their competencies and employabilities fulfill the needs of work users. This study also has a novelty in using a new test instrument to measure the competency level of accounting students of vocational high school. The test instrument can be used by teachers and training practitioners to compare practical competency measurements for students.

Enhancing Employability Skills of Woodwork Technology Education Students through Project Based Learning at Colleges of Education (Technical) in Nigeria

Employability skills are essential skills needed in today's work place for effective employment sustainability. However, most graduates of woodwork technology at colleges of education (Technical) in Nigeria lacked employability skills and as such cannot be employed in the wood industry. Therefore, this paper seeks to determine effective strategies for enhancing woodwork technology education student's employability skills through project-based learning (PoBL) at COET in Nigeria. Three research questions and four hypotheses were posed for the study. The study population comprised 67 respondents for the quantitative part and 7 participants for the qualitative part involving WTE lecturers at COET in north western Nigeria. Data for the study were collected through structured questionnaire and interview protocol, and analyse using SPSS version 24 to process the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test for the questionnaire, while NVIVO 12 was used to transcribe the interview. Findings from the study revealed that most elements of employability skills are not embedded into the curriculum of WTE. The findings also revealed that through effective implementation of PoBL, engaging students in activities that could enhance their creativity, critical thinking, communication skills and application of ICT in WTE teaching and learning, WTE student's employability skills will be enhanced.

Employability skills for 21st-century STEM students: the employers' perspective

PurposeOne of the goals of educational institutions is to prepare their graduates to be workplace-ready. The purpose of this paper is to identify the employability skills lacking in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) industry from employers' perspectives to assist STEM educational institutions in creating more relevant programs inclusive of employability skills.Design/methodology/approachThis study addresses 16 job-specific skills based on data deriving from the responses of 250 Human Resource Managers (HRMs) who represent five manufacturing industries (Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Electronics and Industrial Manufacturing) located in five regions (Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, West-Mountain and Pacific) of the United States.FindingsThe median scores for all 16 skills confirmed their importance for employability in the five manufacturing industries. The five highest ranking skills were team player, self-motivation, verbal communication, problem-solving and being proactive, which align with previous studies on workplace skills.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is a call to all STEM educational institution stakeholders, both internal and external, to re-assess current curriculum and programs and collaborate to narrow the gap between graduate competencies and the practical needs of the workplace.Originality/valueThis paper attempts to bridge the gap between the competencies gained in STEM educational institutions and the competencies needed for the future workplace, as confirmed by HRM professionals. Although this study is focused on STEM educational institutions in the United States, it will be of interest to all STEM educational institutions worldwide who play a significant role in preparing the next generation of employees for the global workplace.

Innovation assessment with employability skills for vocational students in the electrical field

The mobility of students and the workforce between countries provides a challenge for universities to gain recognition from the global community on the results of their vocational education. This study aims to determine the outputs of the aspects of the quality of Project Base Learning (PjBL) learning outcomes which include: basic electronics and electrical knowledge, products, innovative, and creativity from the employability skills assessment model through PjBL to be better. The results refer to the assessment of employability skills through the PjBL showing that out of 100 students as respondents had a sensitivity of 85%; think newest and think adaptively 79%; 77% social intelligence; transdisciplinarity-literacy 85%; literacy ability 81%; design mindset 78%; cognitive management load 82%; virtual collaboration 84%; computational thinking, 88%. The implication that the implementation of Project Base Learning on students can be applied and validated properly.

ENHANCING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS AMONG MBA RURAL AREA STUDENT FOR BETTER EMPLOYABILITY DURING THE COURSE

The present study describes the efficiency of the English language classes existing in Master of Business Administration (MBA) course of various PG colleges in Visakhapatnam urban, AP. There are many MBA graduates being unemployed because of their low self-confidence level and poor employability skills. Though there have been many research works went over regarding the significance and enhancement of employability skills for the post graduates students, but the problem of those skills are still lacking with them. This study mostly exposed that to know the effectiveness in the course of MBA English language classroom and to reveal the ambiguity for the poor competence of rural background students in many PG colleges. It was found that even in the final semester many of the graduates have poor competence levels to face campus selections with effective communication skills which are essential to get placement in their end of the course. An innovative teaching approaches and methodologies need to be required for the English language faculty as there are many of the learners desire to acquire effective speaking skills activities for their improvement of communication abilities. Hence, the investigation outcome have revealed that the problem between the English language instructors’ methods, approaches and the learners capability conditions along with highlights the appropriate ELT techniques and training programs to enhance speaking skills for the rural area students.

Gender and Information Technology Employability Skills Among Business Education Students in Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State

The study investigated the information technology employability skills of tertiary institutions business education students in Ekiti State with respect to gender. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and one hypothesis was formulated. The descriptive survey design was used for this study. The sample for this consisted of 100 final year business education students who were randomly selected. The study revealed that business education students in Ekiti state are highly competent in the tested information technology skills required for employability. The study further revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female business education students in their possessed information technology skills. The study therefore concluded that there is positive relationship between the business education curriculum content and the information technology skills required for employability. The study also concluded that there is no difference between male and female business education students in Ekiti State in their possessed information technology employability skills and that gender difference should not be a barrier in the employability of the business education students. It is therefore recommended that Business education should be promoted by government and all stakeholders as the kind of education that prepares students for the world of work even in the era of technological advancement. Gender based discrimination against women in employment opportunities should be done away with since there is no recognizable difference in information technologies skills possessed by male and female business education students Keywords: Business education, Information technology, employability, skills, gender DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-6-04 Publication date: February 29 th 2020

Employability skills: Industry perspective and achievement of student of employability skills

The purpose of this study was to explore the importance of graduate work skills through an industry perspective. The method used uses a survey of 23 industries in various fields in Jakarta. The instruments used in this study were adapted from the SCANS model and integrated the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI). The survey results show that the industry’s perspective on employability skills based on the IQF contains managerial abilities and attitudes. Another finding has found that the achievement of students’ employability skills obtained an average score of 83.1 with a very high category, with details of managerial abilities getting a score of 83.4 and an attitude score of 82.8. Thus the industry perspective on the need for employability can be fulfilled through the achievement of student employability skills.

Employability Skills Requirement for Technical Graduates to Face The Project-Based Employment

Competition among university graduates in gaining employment are increasing nowadays. Nevertheless, unemployment issues are increasing due to the increased in project-based employment. Project-based work is offered by a company to a group of people to complete a project designated for a specified period. Employers state that temporary hiring or project-based workers can prevent from higher costs because the recruitment of employees is according to company needs only. The difficulty in obtaining jobs and unemployment of graduates are closely related to the lack of employability skills essential because most students do not market themselves successfully in order to meet the challenge of the project-based employment. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the employability skills of students facing project-based employment. The method of this study involves the analysis of documentations on previous research to prove the importance of employability skills for students to face the project-based employment. The main finding of this study reveals that employability skills are critical for students to tackle in the working environment especially in the face of project-based jobs. Therefore, educational institutions should emphasize the needs of the industry and students by applying employability skills to students in order for them to face of project-based employment.

Comparing Employability Skills of Technical and Vocational Education Students of Thailand and Malaysia: A Case Study of International Industrial Work-Integrated Learning

This study focused on a comparison of technical and vocational education (TVE) students' employability skills in Thailand, a newly industrialized country and ranked 61st out of 148 countries worldwide on the quality of graduates' skillsets, and Malaysia, a top-ranked country in the group of upper-middle income countries in terms of graduates' skillsets (6th). Thirty mentors were asked to assess 90 Thai and 83 Malaysian students who completed international work-integrated learning (WIL) programs in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, using 'a questionnaire that addressed 16 main aspects of measuring employability skills. The findings indicated that most of the Malaysian students had better employability skills than Thai students and there were no significant differences in employability skills between male and female students in both countries. The regression model of quality of work indicated that 'ability to learn and apply knowledge', 'judgment and decision making', 'discipline and adaptability to a formal organization', 'ethics and morality' and 'quantity of work' had a positive effect on 'quality of work'. This study suggested that, in order to effectively prepare students for professional work and careers in ever-changing workplaces, TVE institutions should carefully assess the quality of the WIL environment, especially international WIL. The reflection of mentors in the workplace provided useful information for TVE institutions to develop effective WIL program to boost students' qualities and may give insight into how students are likely to receive sustainable employment development to building a more sustainable society through the skills and knowledge of their students.

Co-creating learning experiences to support student employability in travel and tourism

This research evaluates the effectiveness of a modular programme of study that aims to develop a range of employability skills in travel and tourism students. The module contents and assessment regime use an experiential approach and are collaboratively delivered by focusing on CV and cover letter writing techniques, job interview skills and other recruitment tools. To measure its impact, semi-structured interviews with students revealed that the experiential nature of the module engenders confidence when participating in job assessment centres. It also highlights the value of informing it through a range of perspectives leading to students with a distinctive competitive advantage.

Factors affecting the employability skills of vocational students majoring mechanical engineering

This study aims to find out the significance of the direct effect of industrial work practices on work learning readiness, vocational competency, and employability skills, the direct effect of work learning readiness on employability skills, and the direct effect of vocational competency on employability skills. The significance of the effect founds was expected to enhance the knowledge and consideration for developing employability skills vocational high school (VHS) students especially at industrial work practice, work readiness, vocational competency at vocational high school. The research used a quantitative approach with ex-post facto type. The data were analyzed quantitatively to test the formulated hypothesis. The research was conducted at State and Private Vocational High School in Yogyakarta Special Region. The population of the study was grade XII students majoring mechanical engineering. The research samples were 444 students who were selected using proportionate stratified random sampling. The data collection techniques were questionnaires distribution and documentation. The content validity was established using expert judgment. The construct validity was established using analysis factor by Kaiser Meyer Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy (KMO MSA) with a value of 0.691. The reliability of the research was judged using Cronbach's alpha with value for work readiness of 0.921 and employability skills of 0.864. The data analysis technique used path analysis. The result of the study shows that employability skills can be improved through effective implementation of industrial work practice, good training work learning readiness, and vocational competency-based technical skills and non-technical skills.

The Implementation of Work-Based Learning for the Development of Employability Skills of Vocational Secondary School Students Through Teamwork Activity

This study aims to investigate the contribution of teamwork activity through work-based learning to the development of employability skills of SMK (Vocational Secondary School) students. A survey method was employed in this study. The subject of this research are SMK students majoring in farm produce processing agribusiness with bakery competency in Garut. The findings of the study revealed that teamwork activity gives a positive contribution to employability skills of SMK students through the implementation of work-based learning. The contribution of work-based learning to employability skills in the aspect of teamwork is quite significant at the value of 63.5%. The study lead to the conclusion that the implementation of teamwork activity through work-based learning can develop employability skills of SMK graduates.