Formulating Employability Skills for Graduates of Public Health Study Program

Abstract

<p>Employability skills as non technical skills are important for effective and successful individual participation in the workplace. The main aims of the research were to identify important employability skills needed by graduates of Public Health Study Program Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (PHSP UAD) and to assess the achievement of the employability skills development that has been carried out by PHSP UAD.<strong> </strong>This study used a mixed method research with convergent design. Quantitative research was conducted with survey to graduates. Qualitative research was conducted with structured interviews to employers. Both data were analyzed separately and interpreted concurrently.<strong> </strong>Graduates and employers of PHSP UAD in broad outline were in line on the important employability skills needed in the workplace and the assessment of the achievement. Several employability skills consistently were considered important. The achievement of employability skills that were related to public health knowledge and its application was high, meanwhile the achievement of several important employability skills which are needed in the work place in the 21<sup>st</sup> were low.<strong> </strong>Employability skills needed for graduates of PHSP UAD were formulated. Curriculum revision is recommended to integrate employability skills into core activities to promote the development of employability skills of PHSP UAD graduates. </p>

Stakeholders Perspective on Communicative Competence in Industry 4.0: Walk the Talk of Informative Technologists

“…To be employable, both employers and graduates or staffs need to match skills with specific interest areas to be able to create staff mobility within departments and outside of the company (Qomariyah, Savitri, Hadianto & Claramita, 2016).…”

An exploration of global employability skills: a systematic research review

“…For job seekers who have no prior work experience, it is important to become employable (Brown et al, 2005;Saunders and Zuzel, 2010) by developing employability skills. Qomariyah et al (2016) argue that employability skills are necessary for an individual's effective and successful participation in the workforce. Saad and Majid (2014) posit that young graduates entering the workforce can make themselves valuable to their organisation by utilising those employability skills they possess and which are required by the organisation.…”

“…Australian health graduate employers rate leadership low on the scale of highly required attributes from new hires as they believe this can be developed once the employment commences (Messum et al, 2015). On the other hand, Indonesian health employers require new graduates to possess leadership skills when they start employment (Qomariyah et al, 2016). Saad and Majid (2014) conducted a study to identify the differences between expectations of employers in different types of organisations [i.e., government-linked companies (GLCs), government agencies (GAs), multinational companies (MNCs) and small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs)].…”

Managers’ Perception Of Graduates Communicative Competence For Sustainable Employability And Work Readiness

“…Raftopoulos (2009) indicated that although employers regard the skills/competencies such as oral communication, interpersonal skills and teamwork as important, they value other work readiness skills such as self-discipline, confidence, self-reliance, leadership, mature attitude, and motivation. Employers are keen to employ graduates who possess such skills and are adaptable to changes and demands at the workplace (Ngah, Radzuan, Fauzi, &Abidin, 2011;Qomariyah, Savitri, Hadianto, &Claramita, 2016;Rasul et al, 2012). Thus, the employability skills and work readiness can include an array of basic skills, technical skills, interpersonal skills, and 21st century skills (Tanius& Susah, 2015).…”

“…The This clearly mirrors the company's commitment to equipping its staff with the required competencies so that staffs enjoy higher remuneration in relation to the skill competency. To be employable, both employers and graduates or staffs need to match skills with specific interest areas to be able to create staff mobility within departments and outside of the company (Ngah et al, 2011;Qomariyah et al, 2016;Rasul et al, 2012).…”