Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates

This paper reports on the expectation of employers towards university graduates. Being one of the stakeholders of the university, employers are the most relevant assessors to the graduates’ quality. The paper aims to report the following research objectives; to better understand issues and con...

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Main Authors:	Awang Abd. Rahman @ Jusoh, Amilah, Abdul Rahim, Adibah, Ibrahim, Haslina
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/2/CONFERENCE_AT_THAILAND_2.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/1/ABSTRACT_FOR_THAILAND_CONFERENCE.pdf

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spelling	iium-354492014-12-15T04:17:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/ Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates Awang Abd. Rahman @ Jusoh, Amilah Abdul Rahim, Adibah Ibrahim, Haslina L Education (General) This paper reports on the expectation of employers towards university graduates. Being one of the stakeholders of the university, employers are the most relevant assessors to the graduates’ quality. The paper aims to report the following research objectives; to better understand issues and concerns from the employers towards graduates and the relevancy of the academic and non- academic programs on their professional career; and to highlight aspects of services needing attention for university improvement. The research employs qualitative method through in-depth interview. The interview sessions were held involving 10 employers based in Kuala Lumpur. They range from educational, financial, and public institutions, as well as corporate organizations. This paper found that academic achievement is still important but it should be accompanied with relevant knowledge and skills to ensure high quality of graduates as well as increasing the level of employability among them. By strengthening the link between university and employers, this research can enhance the university’s engagement in the sustainable development of the nation. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/2/CONFERENCE_AT_THAILAND_2.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/1/ABSTRACT_FOR_THAILAND_CONFERENCE.pdf Awang Abd. Rahman @ Jusoh, Amilah and Abdul Rahim, Adibah and Ibrahim, Haslina (2012) Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates. In: University-Community Engagement for Empowerment and Knolwedge Creation (UCEC 2012), 9-12 January 2012, Chiangmai, Thailand. (Unpublished)
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description	This paper reports on the expectation of employers towards university graduates. Being one of the stakeholders of the university, employers are the most relevant assessors to the graduates’ quality. The paper aims to report the following research objectives; to better understand issues and concerns from the employers towards graduates and the relevancy of the academic and non- academic programs on their professional career; and to highlight aspects of services needing attention for university improvement. The research employs qualitative method through in-depth interview. The interview sessions were held involving 10 employers based in Kuala Lumpur. They range from educational, financial, and public institutions, as well as corporate organizations. This paper found that academic achievement is still important but it should be accompanied with relevant knowledge and skills to ensure high quality of graduates as well as increasing the level of employability among them. By strengthening the link between university and employers, this research can enhance the university’s engagement in the sustainable development of the nation.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Awang Abd. Rahman @ Jusoh, Amilah Abdul Rahim, Adibah Ibrahim, Haslina
author_facet	Awang Abd. Rahman @ Jusoh, Amilah Abdul Rahim, Adibah Ibrahim, Haslina
author_sort	Awang Abd. Rahman @ Jusoh, Amilah
title	Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates
title_short	Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates
title_full	Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates
title_fullStr	Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates
title_full_unstemmed	Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates
title_sort	enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/2/CONFERENCE_AT_THAILAND_2.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/35449/1/ABSTRACT_FOR_THAILAND_CONFERENCE.pdf
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Enhancing the role of university towards sustainable development of the nation: employer's perception on high quality graduates

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