Global Job Market Research Articles

ENGLISH FOR CHEMISTRY SUBJECT MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE NEEDS ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM

A person must not only be proficient in their major field of study but also in the English language, which serves as the primary international language of communication in both oral and written form, due to the growing demand for international communication and the level of competition in the global job market. Therefore, it is essential that English language instruction in higher education be able to deliver comprehensive and professional English that is not only relevant to their field of study but also meets the demands and needs of the target learning and work field. It is sad that the English learning process, particularly English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programs at the university level, does not fulfill the fundamental competence and learning outcomes as mandated and expected. Lack of lesson planning, unfulfilled requirements and expectations of teachers and students, as well as irrelevant material to the topic of the study, are among the influencing variables that have been identified to contribute to the effectiveness of the anticipated teaching and learning in ESP classes. Given this information, it is crucial to undertake a study that places a greater emphasis on determining the needs of the learners (needs analysis). This is especially helpful for facilitating the learners' anticipation of taking English classes that are pertinent to their subject of study. This study was undertaken at Pattimura University's Chemistry Education Program in order to achieve this goal. Since 2017, the ESP subject has been included in the curriculum under the topic of English for Chemistry. Thirty-three students were involved as the participants in the survey by answering 20 items provided in the questionnaire. The result shows that the majority of the students (39.4%) admitted that they would be interested in learning English if the materials are relevant to the Chemistry study, but still has the linguistics elements in English. This finding was also supported by 69.7% of the respondents who said that they would be motivated in learning if the teacher uses contextual English materials in Chemistry that are possible to be implemented in their daily life. Additionally, students also gave several suggestions for the improvement of English Learning in terms of the focus of English skill, the approach and activities in learning. These findings are principally constructive as the input to design and/or develop the English material (Material Development) that will be used to teach English for Chemistry subject in Chemistry Education study program

Meritocratic lifelong learning: Responsibilisation of marginalised adults for their learning as neocolonial contract

ABSTRACT After the declaration of lifelong learning as the Sustainable Development Goal 4 in 2015, lifelong learning has become a new policy bandwagon. However, whether investment of time and resources needed for it should be the responsibility of marginalised adults or any other macrolevel institutions has remained elusive. Nested in the larger theoretical and scholarly debate on meritocracy, this paper analyses the World Bank’s policy documents and interviews conducted among Nepali educational policymakers. The key findings of this study suggest that under the neocolonial contract foisted by the World Bank’s policy discourses, marginalised adults are expected to take responsibility for lifelong learning and remain competitive in the global job market. They are blamed for their inability to be competitive because lifelong learning policies are guided by a fallacious discourse of meritocracy. The vision shared by Nepali policymakers shows that lifelong learning can be embedded in the sociocultural contexts of the learners rather than merely guided by meritocratic ideals.

ANALISIS KESIAPAN TENAGA KERJA UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN WILAYAH KABUPATEN JAYAWIJAYA

Jayawijaya as the parent regency in the Central Highlands Region of Papua Province, is the economic center as well as a buffer for the 6 new divisions in the Lapago customary area. This is because the flow of goods and services mobilization that enters the central mountainous region (La Pago) only uses airplanes and the location of the airport is in Wamena City, Jayawijaya Regency. Jayawijaya as the parent regency in the central mountainous region of Papua province, is an economic center as well as a buffer for the 6 expansion districts in the Lapago customary area. This is because the flow of goods and services mobilization that enters the central mountainous region (Lapago) only uses airplanes and the location of the airport is in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency. regulation. The existence of a policy regulation of the Special Autonomy Law provides opportunities for the Balinese people to get opportunities, both in the fields of education, health and community economic empowerment, and infrastructure. The high unemployment rate in Jayawijaya Regency is due to the low level of Human Resources (HR) in the context of absorbing local workers by the local job market in Jayawijaya district. So Regional Development is essential to increase competitiveness between regions, increase economic growth, reduce inequality between regions, and advance people's lives. Strategic and quality regional development is the hope of Jayawijaya Regency. In this regard, the Government is required to prepare Human Resources (HR) who have competitiveness in the Global Job Market. To prepare human resources to have competitiveness, this can be done, among others, through job training that is carried out in a structured, systematic, and professional manner so that output is produced as expected, namely a competent workforce.

Data Science and Machine Learning Teaching Practices with Focus on Vocational Education and Training

With the development of technology allowing for a rapid expansion of data science and machine learning in our everyday lives, a significant gap is forming in the global job market where the demand for qualified workers in these fields cannot be properly satisfied. This worrying trend calls for an immediate action in education, where these skills must be taught to students at all levels in an efficient and up-to-date manner. This paper gives an overview of the current state of data science and machine learning education globally and both at the high school and university levels, while outlining some illustrative and positive examples. Special focus is given to vocational education and training (VET), where the teaching of these skills is at its very beginning. Also presented and analysed are survey results concerning VET students in Slovenia, Serbia, and North Macedonia, and their knowledge, interests, and prerequisites regarding data science and machine learning. These results confirm the need for development of efficient and accessible curricula and courses on these subjects in vocational schools.

South Asian Postgraduate International Students’ Employability Barriers: A Qualitative Study from Australia and the United Kingdom

ABSTRACT There is significant research on the motivations and migration experiences of South Asian international students in Australia and the United Kingdom (UK); however, the employability journeys of this group are not well understood. This article addresses this gap, illuminating the specific employability challenges experienced and perceived by South Asian postgraduate international students enrolled in Australia and the UK. Drawing on qualitative research comprising semi-structured interviews with 30 South Asian postgraduate international students studying at a university in Australia and in the UK, the findings highlight significant barriers to employability along four key axes: time pressures from study and adjustment issues (micro); lack of internship opportunities offered at the universities (meso); lack of culturally tailored university career services (meso) and perceptions of employers’ as well as Government policy implications (macro). Acknowledging and understanding these findings are important for universities to support South Asian international student employability experiences and graduate outcomes to remain competitive in the global job market. The findings suggest recommendations to enhance the employability of South Asian students in the UK and Australia.

Reforming Islamic Education in Iran: Creating An Emancipated and Creative Generation

This research focuses on the theme of Islamic education reform in Iran, which aims to produce an emancipated and creative generation. The Islamic Republic of Iran has implemented a series of education reforms that prioritize the development of technical and vocational skills, entrepreneurship, interpersonal skills, and the cultivation of students' character and morality. The goal of these programs is to prepare students to face the challenges of the global job market and to advance the Iranian economy. Moreover, the Iranian government has introduced a series of initiatives to promote critical thinking and creativity in its education system. For instance, it has integrated modern technology into its educational system, established research centers and incubators, and encouraged student participation in extracurricular activities. As a result of these reforms, many Iranian students have emerged as successful graduates in various fields, including technology, science, business, and arts. Therefore, this abstract concludes that the Islamic education reform in Iran has been successful in creating a generation of students who are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to compete in the global job market and contribute to the advancement of their country's economy. Furthermore, it has also fostered a culture of critical thinking, creativity, and innovation among students, which will be critical to the country's continued progress in the future.

Sailing around the World or Sinking with the Ship? Disjunctive Globalization and Transnational Educational Platforms

This article provides an empirical illustration of current disjunctive globalization dynamics, especially with regard to the transition from embodied to disembodied globalization. After an overview of a new typology of globalization designed to capture these dynamics, we introduce ABCKID (a pseudonym) and other home-based, virtual, and transnational educational platforms as cases. We illustrate how offshore English teaching conducted on these platforms took over migrated English teachers as the dominant form of foreigner-taught English learning in China before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on in-depth interviews, surveys, and online data, we argue in this article that this transition from embodied to disembodied globalization has been disorganized, uneven, and multidirectional. In particular, we document how the rise of digital platforms brought the global educational job market to formerly marginalized US social groups such as stay-at-home moms, military wives, and freelance artists who had been left out of the domestic labor market and migration-based global job market. Disjunctive globalization creates new forms of global inequality among contractors and produces in individual contractors a divided, “unhappy consciousness.” Such complex and contradictory work experience of these formerly marginalized social groups is the micro-level manifestation of the macro-level shift from embodied to disembodied globalization.

Entrepreneurship or Employment? A Survey of College Students’ Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intentions

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the global job market, with increasing unemployment rates leading to an unstable social situation that has affected college students’ job prospects. This situation has drawn the attention of the Chinese government and universities to the promotion of entrepreneurship. The present study used field theory to analyze the entrepreneurial intentions of 4926 college students in Hangzhou, an emerging global digital city. It was found that college students who had received entrepreneurship education were more likely to insist on entrepreneurship, while the native environmental field had a significant positive effect on students’ sustainable entrepreneurial intention (SEI). These findings provide a good reference for universities to promote entrepreneurial intentions among college students and provide advice on the construction of entrepreneurship education fields.

Perceived Challenges of National Education Policy, 2020 by the Students

National Education Policy, 2020 is a progressive shift towards a more scientific approach to education and if it is enforced in its true vision, the new education structure can bring India stood up with the leading countries in the world. It is aiming to develop creative potential, skills, and analytical thinking which will be the need in the global job market. The policy has challenges for the students and the teachers. The present study focused on the perception of college students in India about NEP, 2020 concerning challenges like overburden of syllabus, lack of infrastructure, and transportation facilities, focus on regional languages, Disparity between rural and urban areas in manpower and quality of education. The results of the study indicated that out of 120 respondents, 45(37.50%) respondents agreed, for the statement “Overburden of syllabus”, followed by “Universal access to education” were agreed by around half of the respondents i.e. 64(53.33%), and 11(09.16%) were disagreed.

Utilitarian Problems under the Control of Artificial Intelligence

In recent decades, technology and IT have completely dominated the global job market. Human-made virtual reality is no longer controlled by human beings as tightly as it is done by AI. Numerous algorithms perform a sequence of tasks to improve human work as much as possible. Among the areas of their activity, ecological waste management deserves special attention, since it requires an interdisciplinary approach to ensure highly efficient flows of raw materials, semi-finished, and finished products from the place of consumption to the place of origin.

Exploring faculty perception on the COVID-19 imposed shift in higher education of Bangladesh: A neoliberal analysis

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, governments all around are producing new policy provisions to mitigate the learning gap. Based on the new policy provision, universities switched to online education because social distancing was necessary to stop community transmission of the virus (Crawford et al., 2020). This study aims to explore how faculties perceive the effect of higher education policy response on Bangladeshi students. The paper identifies cost-sharing approach, disregard of policy context, encouragement of global job market competition, decentralisation of management, digitization of education, and individual responsibility as neoliberal features of emergency response. The data were critically analysed to understand the effect of neoliberal features of the emergency response on the university students of Bangladesh from the faculty perspective. The paper argues that the policy response is failing to address the learning gap of the students. Moreover, the implementation of this policy is generating more challenges for students by strengthening the root of social inequality and hindering social mobility.

Exploring the communication skills of Indian engineering undergraduates: a partial ethnographic study

PurposeEngineers graduating from premier institutions of India look for global opportunities that will provide a chance to work with the best and the most innovative minds in the world. Nevertheless, to compete in the global job market, they require added competence in English. However, it is seen that despite exemplary hard skills, lack of good communication skills has obstructed the growth of engineers. This study aims to find a viable tool to enhance engineering students' communication skills despite many limitations. The purpose of this study is to explore how presentations can be used to address problems of low levels of English ability in highly skilled, high-functioning engineering professions.Design/methodology/approachThis paper discusses a study conducted in India's premier institution where around 240 first-semester engineering students were the sample. It uses partial ethnographic research to verify its hypothesis that presentations compel students to plan, prepare, practise and perfect their communication skills. It presents an ethnographic experiment conducted by the researchers and data collected using the qualitative research method of interviews.FindingsThe results of the paper indicate that making engineers plan, prepare and make presentations can explore their ability to communicate in English. It also concludes that presentation helps students explore all four language skills, that is, reading the information collected, listening to peers, writing or preparing their presentation and finally speaking in front of the audience.Practical implicationsThis paper argues that presentation can be made a practice even in a large class of multi-level second language (L2) learners as it will generate interest in students and will develop many qualities such as team spirit, confidence and public speaking.Social implicationsThis study will help to address problems of low levels of English ability in highly skilled, high-functioning engineering professions.Originality/valueSince engineering classes in Indian institutes often comprise 80–120 students, the English teachers face immense challenge of simultaneously improving communication skills of a large number of students who are multi-lingual, multi-level L2 learners. Therefore, this paper presents an effective and interesting way of involving all the students and using presentation to improve their communication skills.

How Will the Future of Work Shape OSH Research and Practice? A Workshop Summary.

Growth of the information economy and globalization of labor markets will be marked by exponential growth in emerging technologies that will cause considerable disruption of the social and economic sectors that drive the global job market. These disruptions will alter the way we work, where we work, and will be further affected by the changing demographic characteristics and level of training of the available workforce. These changes will likely result in scenarios where existing workplace hazards are exacerbated and new hazards with unknown health effects are created. The pace of these changes heralds an urgent need for a proactive approach to understand the potential effects new and emerging workplace hazards will have on worker health, safety, and well-being. As employers increasingly rely on non-standard work arrangements, research is needed to better understand the work organization and employment models that best support decent work and improved worker health, safety, and well-being. This need has been made more acute by the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic that has resulted in dramatic changes in employment patterns, millions of lost jobs, an erosion of many economic sectors, and widespread disparities which further challenge occupational safety and health (OSH) systems to ensure a healthy and productive workplace. To help identify new research approaches to address OSH challenges in the future, a virtual workshop was organized in June 2020 with leading experts in the fields of OSH, well-being, research methods, mental health, economics, and life-course analysis. A paradigm shift will be needed for OSH research in the future of work that embraces key stakeholders and thinks differently about research that will improve lives of workers and enhance enterprise success. A more transdisciplinary approach to research will be needed that integrates the skills of traditional and non-traditional OSH research disciplines, as well as broader research methods that support the transdisciplinary character of an expanded OSH paradigm. This article provides a summary of the presentations, discussion, and recommendations that will inform the agenda of the Expanded Focus for Occupational Safety and Health (Ex4OSH) International Conference, planned for December 2021.

Teacher Upgrading Skill in Preparing Materials and Examination Based on Images in Sibolga City

There are 61 primary/ibtidaiyah schools, 18 junior high schools, and 18 senior high schools in the city of Sibolga, which is located in Teluk Tapian Nauli, with a total number of teachers of about 2000. This is in line with the vision of Sibolga city (2016-2021) in order to create a stable, advanced, and successful Sibolga City by producing highly competitive quality human beings in order to create a harmonious, peaceful, secure and unified society. As mentioned above, one of its mission points is to prepare human resources (HR) that have integrity, reliable, competitive, expert in science and technology so that they able to compete in the global job market. As the education stakeholder, Sibolga Education and Culture Official has plan many outstanding work programs such as made a collaboration in partnership with the Universitas Sumatera Utara community service team. As a result, based on field observations and discussions, it was known that one of the obstacle that facing by the teachers in Sibolga is not being able to provide teaching materials and also picture-based examination questions as contained in the question grid. Currently, there are several technology-driven applications that can be used to make images or graphics creating process easier. Two of them are, GeoGebra Classic that used to create graphics and images in mathematics and Chemdraw that used to create structure images that related to chemistry. In addition word optimization training was also conducted to optimize teacher on preparing teaching materials with Ms. word.

A Study on Awareness about the Impact of National Education Policy-2020 Among the Stakeholder of Commerce and Management Disciplinary

National Education Policy-2020 visualized to provide a quality education which is beneficial to meet the growing economy in India. The new policy is aiming to achieve majorly three aspects such as highest quality, equity, and integrity in the education system from schooling to higher education. Commerce and management education play an important role in the country’s economy as it effects all the sectors like manufacturing, service industry, research and development, banking etc. in all the field finance is the nerve system and knowledge to manage finance is dealt with commerce and management. The current education policy existing in India are concentrating majorly on theoretical aspects which lacks the practical training among the students i.e., the major drawback for meeting the global job opportunities. Therefore, the National Education Policy-2020 is aiming to develop creative potential, skill and analytical thinking which are the need in the global job market is. Hence all the curriculum of commerce and management should be redesigned based on the outcome based education, where the stakeholders can know in prior what they are going to learn and how it is beneficial to develop themselves to meet the future changes in economy.

Enhancing Business Students’ Cross-Cultural Skills

Considering the present-day international context, with the increasing workforce mobility and the global exchange of knowledge and best practices, most companies expect their workers to be able to communicate effectively across cultures. Thus, since cross-cultural competence in today’s multicultural globalised world is an absolute prerequisite, we argue that students – as candidates in the global job market – need to acquire not only linguistic skills, but also cross-cultural competence. Consequently, drawing on a number of theories put forward by Melanie Moll (2012), Geert Hofstede (1980, 1991), E.T. Hall (1976), or Paul Verluyten (1999), this paper will look into the cultural frameworks that account for people’s behaviour, with a view to identify the students’ perception of the cultural issues likely to occur in cross-cultural encounters. More precisely, we will explore ways in which we can build and expand the students’ intercultural awareness and cross-cultural communicative competence, with a focus on the students enrolled at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, within the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania.

The Relevance of University Music Curricula to the Requirements of Church Music Job Market in Kenya.

In the prevailing global church music job market, church worship ministers or music directors are on high demand as they play a crucial role in church liturgy and other church musical events. Globally, many universities offer programmes on music training and pastoral leadership. In Kenya, such training is predominantly in theological schools with few universities offering such programmes. Currently, there is a growing interest of church musicians in Kenya due to the need to spread the gospel beyond the church walls and to promote ecumenism. For example, churches participate in church crusades, church concerts, and inter-churches music festivals. This strengthens the need for church worship ministers with music and leadership training. Universities in Kenya are, therefore, obligated to offer church music programmes that will enable these worship ministers to fit in the current job market. The discourse on church music, though, is rare in Kenya hence limited literature on the same. The study had an objective of establishing the relevance of university music curricula to the requirements of church music job market in Kenya. Elliot's Praxial theory underpinned the study. The study found out that universities are not keen to include music programmes that are relevant to the music job market. The Simple Matching Coefficient (SMC) of university X and Y music curricula to the requirements of church music job market was 0.00. Both universities did not have a church music program hence missing all the requirements of the given job market. The study recommends that there is a need to develop church music programmes in universities in Kenya, and this can be done in collaboration with the Schools of Theology at the university.

Perspectives of Teacher Trainees’ Preparedness and Adoption on Integration of ICT in Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya

This study was concerned with perspectives of student teacher trainees’ preparedness and adoption on integration of ICTs in public teacher training colleges. Effective preparedness and adoption on integration of ICTs contributes greatly to the quality of education delivered in an instructional process. The rationale was based on the view that properly designed and integrated ICTs add value to teaching and learning environment on which contact hours are limited. The curriculum needs academic standards and the development of digital age skills for the 21st century learners to fit in the global job market. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship. However, preparedness on integration of ICTs was at an infant stage. The study also revealed that the training is only offering pedagogy, content, knowledge but not the technology which make integration a reality in the classroom setting. Inadequate infrastructure to enhance integration and that the student teacher trainees revealed lack policy that will help adoption on integration of ICTs in teaching learning process.

Implications of COVID-19 on the Labor Market of Saudi Arabia: The Role of Universities for a Sustainable Workforce

Governments all over the world are taking preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. However, these measures have caused both long- and short-term effects on the socioeconomic situation of many countries. Due to lockdowns and business shutdowns, people are becoming unemployed or are working on reduced wages, creating a unique type of career shock in the global job market. Moreover, this phenomenon also produces a negative reflux among workers, encouraging a new skill set for this unprecedented time. The present study aimed to investigate the implications of COVID-19 on the labor market of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire from both public and private sector employers (n = 234) to inquire about their perceptions of the new skill set required in the changing business environment during and after pandemics. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive statistics as well as simple and companion regression. The results indicate that the healthcare, service and education sectors have quickly transformed themselves from conventional to remote forms of working and consider virtual skills, autonomous working and effective communication the most important skills for their workforce during the current and the postpandemic scenarios. Interviews were then conducted with educational leaders to develop a conceptual framework by integrating both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the surveys. The results of the study are beneficial for the educational leadership of higher education institutions (HEIs) to better align their educational programs with changing market needs. By doing so, they not only increase the sustainability of the workforce but also minimize the impact of COVID-19 on the Saudi labor market.

Teaching teamwork to transnational students in engineering and technology

China is producing over 4 million STEM graduates each year. According to the literature, many of these graduates lack the professional skills that are required by the global job market. Consequently, a new course was designed to help Chinese students cultivate the necessary professional knowledge and practical skills in the field of electronic engineering. The aim of this innovative course was to build experience of working in a team to design and develop a rover that can perform specific tasks. The course’s team project covers areas such as electronic design, sensing, instrumentation, measurement, computing, communications, as well as project management, report writing and technical presentation. The learning outcomes and course details are described herein. Furthermore, feedback from 152 Chinese students y is discussed and. Statistical analysis from surveys completed by 152 students are discussed and compared with a similar learning activity that was implemented in the UK. Contrary to popular misconceptions, the survey’s results clearly show that this team based active learning activity was ideally suited to the culture and background of Chinese students.