Does Higher Education Equip Graduate Students with the Employability Skills Employers Require? the Perceptions of Employers in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Damoah, Obi Berko Obeng; Peprah, Augustine Awuah; Brefo, Kwabena Osei
Titel	Does Higher Education Equip Graduate Students with the Employability Skills Employers Require? the Perceptions of Employers in Ghana
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45 (2021) 10, S.1311-1324 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Damoah, Obi Berko Obeng) ORCID (Peprah, Augustine Awuah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
DOI	10.1080/0309877X.2020.1860204
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Education Work Relationship; Employment Potential; Employer Attitudes; Expectation; Job Skills; Skill Development; College Graduates; Entry Workers; Value Judgment; Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Expectancy; Erwartung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Werturteil; Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland
Abstract	Recent changes in the labour market and higher education sector have placed graduates' employability on the agenda of researchers, policymakers and employers in both advanced and developing economies. Yet, the question of whether higher education equips graduate students with the employability skills employers require remains under-studied particularly in a developing country like Ghana. Using survey data and employing a paired t-test analyses, our findings reveal that whilst the employers perceive graduate students to possess various critical skills which match industry demands, the graduate students fall short in these critical skills. The differences were statistically significant indicating that there are still gaps between what higher education is offering its students and what industry requires from graduates at the entry-level. Based on the findings, implications for theory, policy, and practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01