Employability traits for engineers: A competencies-based approach

Abstract

<jats:p> Examination of the transition of successful students from university into the labour market reveals a significant gap between the competencies acquired during higher education and those needed in the workplace. In this article, the authors discuss a research study undertaken to analyse the employability traits of engineers who had recently graduated. In order to do this, an estimation was made of both acquired and applied competencies in each area of engineering examined (computer engineers, naval engineers and industrial engineers). This analysis enabled the calculation of a choice model to clarify which competencies act as a stimulus for employment and which discourage recruitment. The results provide clear policy directions both for management teams in each of the three areas of engineering and for universities. </jats:p>

Human resources development as an element of sustainable HRM – with the focus on production engineers

“…The lists of competencies expected from industrial engineers are also presented in the subject literature ( Santandreu-Mascarell et al., 2011 ; Najwa Azmi et al., 2018 ; Pais-Montes et al., 2019 ). It is believed that the Industry 3.0 engineer is a logical, analytical, and systematic person who follows the appropriate procedures and has an innate need to perform tasks properly and to focus on issues rather than people.…”

Graduate Employability and Competence Development in Higher Education—A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA

“…Employability traits for engineers: A competencies-based approach [62] Pineda-Herrero, P., Agud-Morell, I., and Ciraso-Cali, A.…”

Establishing the Delphi Technique for Validity Measure of Employability Skills in Industrial Work Practice Program

“…The experts added that eventually, the skills applied depend on the most occurred motorcycle case problems in the workshop, they depend on several different factors such as geographic condition and trend effects in each region. It is similar to a study, exploring the most applied skills in the computer, industrial and naval engineering fields shows that among the plenty skills acquired from the class, only some of the specific skills that are most applied in the work place (Pais-Montes et al, 2019;Sudana et al, 2019). It is one of the challenging duties for institutions or schools to determine the specific technical skills most applicable in the work field to cope with the fast-changing environment.…”

“…Soft skills help the engineers deliver and perform the technical skills as well. A study focus on the application of the skills in the engineering workplace shows that both technical and non-technical skills are equally applied (Pais-Montes et al, 2019). What matter is which are more important skills than others so schools can prepare the accurate and detailed curriculum plan with the different time allocation based on the degree of importance of the skills for the students orienting the job market demand considering the implications the world has given.…”

“…Industry leaders stated that they want a graduate that has been equipped with particular employability skills (Sudjimat, 2017). Employability skills were classified into two categories namely technical and non-technical skills or soft skills which is equally applied in the engineering workplace, therefore, possessing both skills is necessary to maintain employment and career success (Pais-Montes et al, 2019).…”