Tracing the employability of the University of Mindanao electronics engineering graduates of 2005-2012

Abstract

This graduate tracer study was conducted to determine the employability of the Electronic Engineering graduates of the University of Mindanao. The study used a structured questionnaire to gather data on employment and career movement of the graduates. A total of 233 UM Electronics Engineering graduates from SY 2004-2005 to SY 2011-2012 and out of them 48 were able to respond to the study. Findings revealed that of the 233 UM Electronics Engineering graduates employability posted 97.92% with 65.96% of them holding regular or permanent positions. Among the employed, 76.60% of them work on the professional, technical or supervisory level. The 23.40% of the respondents work in the company with has to do with manufacturing, 19.15% in construction and 17.02% in information and communication. Some 23.40% of the respondents work abroad which is in realization of their reason for taking the course in college to work abroad. For 74.47% of them, their first job is not their current job for reasons of salaries and benefits. The remaining 25.53%, whose first job is their current job, 83.33% of them specified that their job is related to the course they took in college.

Keywords: UM, Electronics Engineering, graduate tracer study, employable graduates