| dc.description.abstract | This study measures the employability skills of 90 student scholars in a
private higher institution. Using factor analysis, the study yielded factor
loadings which pointed to the clustering of the dimensions of the employability
skills of the student scholars. These comprise then the developed framework
of the study, namely; adaptability skills, problem-solving skills, communication
skills and information management skills. As for the levels of employability
skills of the student scholars, all dimensions got high results with
communication skills as the highest. As for the significant difference, the
over-all result failed to reject the hypothesis which implies that the trainings,
coaching and mentoring, learning outcomes in school and immersion to the
different tasks assigned to them in the program of their study are acquired by
them homogenously. Moreover, the in-depth interviews with the supervisors of
the scholars was used to validate the responses of the student scholars on
their employability skills. Responses of the supervisors signified four essential
themes, namely; work designation, office assignment, supervisor’s coaching,
mentoring and the scholar himself. Implications of the study include a
developmental program of action for the benefit of the student scholars and
the school as a whole. These include embedded teaching method, career
development learning, training sessions, coaching, mentoring and counseling
techniques.
Keywords: employability skills, student scholars, factor analysis | en_US |
