Employability Skills of Graduating Business and Accounting Students of Batangas State University

Abstract

This research determines and analyzes the level of employability skills of the graduating and senior students of BS Business Administration, BS Accounting Management and BS Accountancy of Batangas State University. It uses the descriptive method of research, with survey questionnaire as data gathering instrument, and employs the SPSS for the statistical analysis. Results show that the employability skills of the students, particularly fundamental skills, teamwork skills and personal management skills, as assessed by the students themselves and their on-the-job training supervisors or employers, are above average. It further reveals that according to the employers there is no significant difference on the employability skills of male and female students but there is significant difference on some skills when the students are grouped according to program and major. It is worthy to note also that the students and the employers have almost similar assessments. Aiming for excellence, the study recommends that further improvements on instructions, curricula, educational practices and activities are still necessary.