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Employability Skills Of Bachelor Of Arts In Political Science Graduates Of Romblon State University Odiongan, Romblon
Abstract Category: Education
Course / Degree: AB.English
Institution / University: Romblon State University, Philippines
Published in: 2012
This study aimed to find out the employability skills of AB Political Science graduates of Romblon State University, Odiongan, Romblon as perceived by graduates of AB Political Science during school year 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 respectively. It aimed to know the socio-demographic profile of the respondents and their perceptions toward attributes of employability skills of AB Political Science graduates’ in terms of communication skills, technical skills, decision making skills, numeracy skills and adaptability skills. Descriptive-survey research method was used using questionnaire as the instrument in data gathering.
The data gathered were tallied, tabulated and analyzed using percentage, weighted mean and t-test.
It was found out that majority of the political science graduates are in their working age as represented by the 95% of them who are 20-30 years of age. The respondents are predominantly male (52%) and are single (70%).
The school year with the most number of graduates inclusive of this study was 2008-2009, thus the (21%) from the total number of respondents.
It is interesting to note that majority of the graduates (74%) had not taken yet or passed any type of post-graduation exam. This may perhaps be one of the attributes regarding employability that must be addressed granting the fact that AB Political Science is a non- board undergraduate program.
Although we can consider that Political Science graduates are eligible to work in government offices, it is worth recognizing that majority of them (67%) only waited less than a year to get a job. This is mainly because half or 50% of them are employed in private companies, and therefore, there is a need to make Political Science graduates eligible to work in government agencies which pay considerable higher salary than the private ones.
It is also interesting to note that more than half (53%) of the graduates already has a permanent status. However, there is a need to upgrade their status specially that most of them (31%) are receiving a monthly salary income of 5,000-9,000 pesos a month, which although within the minimum- wage requirement in the region is not enough to ensure a good quality of living.
In consonance to the rationalization of undergraduate program offerings in State universities, educational institutions should produce quality graduates who are highly employable according to the criteria of the industries that would cater them.
This study have yielded that AB Political Science graduates of Romblon State University are competent and are employable based on the perception of the graduates themselves and most importantly their employers. There were no significant differences between the perception of the graduates and their employers that the graduates have acquired competence with regards to their communication, technical, decision making, numeracy and adaptability skills.
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following are recommended; the College of Arts and Sciences specifically the Political Science Department should offer review classes that will help their students pass the professional examinations, thus they will find better employment and higher salary. Seminar workshops or trainings should be provided to political science students in order to develop and enhance their skills in areas of communication, technical, decision making, numeracy and adaptability skills. Conduct another study that will include other competency skills of political science graduates.
Thesis Keywords/Search Tags:
Socio-demographic Profile ,Employability skills of AB Political Science graduates’, Perception of Graduates and their employer, Type of job, Employment status.
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Submission Details: Thesis Abstract submitted by Dr. Edna M. Sixon, Christian Baladjay, RegieFabro, Chanebe Galacan, Rudymel Gregorio. from Philippines on 15-Aug-2013 09:17.
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