Employability proficiency in workplace: A study on skills affecting prospective engineering graduates

• Published in: Social Sciences (Pakistan)
• Main Author: Hasan H.; Jano Z.; Abdullah N.; Hussin H.; Putit L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988446330&doi=10.3923%2fsscience.2016.2965.2970&partnerID=40&md5=a1661469322891990df29e987e4f6ed0

The objective of this study is to reveal the degree to which prerequisite of foundation knowledge and skill obtainable through institution of higher education might influence prospective graduates' employability proficiencyin terms of interpersonal and enterprise skills. An exploratory factor analysis was used to verify factor structures that shape the foundation of this generic transfer. The results indicated that respondents were in conformity on how higher education program, internship, extracurricular activities and campus life could possibly influence employability proficiency at their respective workplaces. The present study could also lead any scholar to examine systematic changes in factors affecting employability proficiency in workplace in Malaysia as lecturers incorporate the remuneration of additional interactive teaching with the conventional literary practices entrenched in the engineering syllabus. © Medwell Journals, 2016.