Perception Differential between Employers and Instructors on the Importance of Employability Skills

Singh, Parmjit; Thambusamy, Roslind Xaviour; Ramly, Adlan; Abdullah, Imran Ho; Mahmud, Zamalia

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.133

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“…The top five generic skills group most frequently requested in the job advertisements is: communication skills (26.2%), self-management skills (19.4%), teamwork skills (16.2%), creativity and innovation skills (12.0%), problem-solving skills (11.5%). The study's findings are in line with previous studies (Singh, et al, 2013;Olawale, 2015;Warwick & Howard, 2015).…”

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Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Suarta¹,

Suwintana²,

Sudana³

et al. 2018

JTET

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The changing world of work is creating new challenges for employers and employees. Employers expect new workers to have a broader range of competencies and ability, strong job specific skills and employability skills. Workers entry skills that are demanded by employers may be influenced by many factors including nature of work and culture of society. The objectives of this study were to examine the labour market demand on skills as typically highlighted in job advertisements in Indonesia, and to develop a conceptual framework for employability skills. The research was conducted using content analysis method, a commonly used method in studies of job advertisements. The content analysis of job advertisements is used to identify a wide range of employability skills needed by today's labour market. The job advertisements were collected from major newspapers (published daily) that are circulated nationwide , during February to July 2017. There are 57 job advertisements analysed. In this research, employability skills framework refer to a set of generic skills and personal attributes. The research identified 272 key terms for employability skills requirements, consisting of 191 key terms for generic skill and 81 key terms for personal attributes. In most job advertisements, employers place highest value on employability skills and lowest value on academic qualifications. Communication skills, self management skills, teamwork skills, creativity and innovation skills, and problem-solving skills are the top five of the generic skills most frequently requested in the job advertisements. Personal attributes are personal characteristics based on behaviors and attitudes that can not be separated with generic skills, including: honesty, independence, accuracy, appearance, ethics and behaviors, openness, and other characters.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Suarta¹,

Suwintana²,

Sudana³

et al. 2018

JTET

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“…With the rapid advancement in technology, current human resource requirements seek graduates to have basic management and information skills, communication and technological skills (Singh et al, 2013). The technical industry in Malaysia also emphasizes on these elements, in line with the definition of employability (Robinson, 2000;Singh et al, 2013).…”

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“…Malaysia needs high-skilled workforce to support growth of the industry. With dynamically changing job market and progressive technological change, employees are expected to keep abreast of global economics (Singh et al, 2013). In the process of achieving the status of developed nation by the year 2020, Malaysia needs to restructure its workforce to ensure that middle-level workers are highly skilled.…”

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Gaps between competence and importance of employability skills: evidence from Malaysia

Kenayathulla

Ahmad²,

Idris

2019

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to identify the gaps between the importance perceived and the competence gained by the hospitality students in terms of the employability skills. Design/methodology/approach -Questionnaires were distributed to 841 hospitality students in five regions in Malaysia. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings -The findings show that there are significant differences between importance perceived and competence attained in teamwork, leadership, basic, technical skills and ethical skills. Additionally, the finding of this study indicates that the culinary and bakery students perceive that they are not given adequate exposure to possess such skills. It is important to ensure that graduates are equipped with the twenty-first century skills such as problem solving and analytic, decision making, organization and time management, risk taking and communication.Research limitations/implications -The findings provide insights to curriculum developers and policy makers on the appropriate interventions that need to be taken to improve the employability skills of the graduates. Originality/value -An original contribution is made by linking employability model to TVET sector.

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“…Examines employers and instructors' perspectives [21] The data was collected using a questionnaire which was analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis.…”

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Employability Skills Required by the 21st Century Workplace: A Literature Review of Labor Market Demand

Suarta¹,

Suwintana²,

Sudhana³

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Vocational Teachers (ICTVT 2017)

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Abstract-This paper discusses the importance of employability skills of graduates in entering the workforce according to employers' perceptions, through a literature review. In 21 st century workplace, the occupation-specific skills are no longer sufficient for graduates to meet the needs of labour markets. Workers are nowadays expected to have an additional set of skills and attributes, called employability skills. Employability skills become a very important issue at the national, regional, and international labour market. The literature review found a number of employability skills attribute required by graduates in entering the workforce. Communication skills, problem-solving and decision-making skills, and teamwork skills are the attributes of employability skills with highest importance level. Graduates are also expected to have a number of personal attributes included: self-awareness, self-confidence, independence, emotional intelligence, flexibility and adaptability, stress tolerance, creativity and initiative, willingness to learn, reflectiveness, lifelong learning, and professional behaviour.

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Perception Differential between Employers and Instructors on the Importance of Employability Skills

Cited by 19 publications

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Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Gaps between competence and importance of employability skills: evidence from Malaysia

Employability Skills Required by the 21st Century Workplace: A Literature Review of Labor Market Demand

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