Attributes and Skills Required for Potential Employment of Graduates: A Survey in the Context of the Labour Market in Bangkok
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Attribute, Skills, Potential Employability, Graduates, Labour Marketบทคัดย่อ
Our objectives were threefold: 1) to determine the expectations and perceptions of students, lecturers, and entrepreneurs regarding key employability attributes and skills of graduate students, 2) to encourage students to recognise and cultivate key employability skills and attributes to align their attributes and skills with the demands of the labour market, and 3) to encourage higher education institutes to recognise these skills and attributes and design proper and overarching curricula and teaching resources for students. This study was quantitative research. Data for this quantitative research were collated from questionnaires and interviews involving 549 students, 97 lecturers, and 90 entrepreneurs in Bangkok. Statistical analysis was performed using means and standard deviation to define key components of employability attributes (morals and ethics, emotional intelligence, work performance and effectiveness, and personality) and skills (interpersonal skills, critical thinking, professionalism and management skills, and language and information technology skills).
Our results found that: 1) Lecturers and entrepreneurs have emphasised the importance of intelligence and interpersonal skills in graduates. Students, on the other hand, perceive personality, language proficiency, and information technology skills as crucial for employability. Additionally, students consider their expected work performance, effectiveness, and interpersonal skills to be key attributes of employability. 2) Expectations of entrepreneurs and lecturers regarding employability skills and attributes should be shared with students, a knowledge with which they might be able to improve their attributes and skills to align them with the requirements of the labour market. 3) University curricula and teaching resources should be designed to equip graduates with the requisite skills and attributes to satisfy labour market expectations. Students must be encouraged to participate in a cooperative education programme, which can help them gain pertinent knowledge and experience.
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