Core skills provision in higher education.
Concerns about poor level of skills in the workforce and perceptions of a mismatch between the actual competencies of young graduates and those required by employers is an issue that has been widely discussed in the Malaysian media. A study on graduates’ unemployment conducted by the National High...
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National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia
2007
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| description | Concerns about poor level of skills in the workforce and perceptions of a mismatch between the actual
competencies of young graduates and those required by employers is an issue that has been widely discussed in
the Malaysian media. A study on graduates’ unemployment conducted by the National Higher Education Research Institute (2003) highlights employers’ dissatisfaction with the level of the graduates’ abilities with regards to communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving skills and
their initiative and proactive skills.
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| spelling | usm-345062017-05-23T07:53:59Z http://eprints.usm.my/34506/ Core skills provision in higher education. Shuib, Munir LB2300 Higher Education Concerns about poor level of skills in the workforce and perceptions of a mismatch between the actual competencies of young graduates and those required by employers is an issue that has been widely discussed in the Malaysian media. A study on graduates’ unemployment conducted by the National Higher Education Research Institute (2003) highlights employers’ dissatisfaction with the level of the graduates’ abilities with regards to communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving skills and their initiative and proactive skills. National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2007-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34506/1/BULLETIN_10_PART_4.pdf Shuib, Munir (2007) Core skills provision in higher education. Bulletin of Higher Education Research. pp. 10-14. ISSN 1675-6428 |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education Shuib, Munir Core skills provision in higher education. |
| title | Core skills provision in higher education. |
| title_full | Core skills provision in higher education. |
| title_fullStr | Core skills provision in higher education. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Core skills provision in higher education. |
| title_short | Core skills provision in higher education. |
| title_sort | core skills provision in higher education. |
| topic | LB2300 Higher Education |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34506/ http://eprints.usm.my/34506/1/BULLETIN_10_PART_4.pdf |