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ERIC Number: ED473191
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001-Apr
Pages: 22
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Western Iowa Tech Community College Survey of Employers, 2000.
Wacker, Mary Ellen; Nitzke, Joe
This document presents the findings of a Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) survey that asked employers to assess the skills of specific graduates employed and to provide detailed information about the jobs held by those graduates. The results were utilized to inform curricula decisions and satisfy a state program review mandate. Surveys were mailed to the employers of 362 1999-2000 school year graduates; 315 valid surveys were returned (overall response rate of 65.4%). The survey instrument collected information on two major areas: the skills possessed by the graduate/employees; and the nature and tasks associated with the employee's job/position. Major findings include: (1) employers of over 90% of the graduates agreed that the graduates demonstrated 15 of the 16 skills identified in the survey (greatest consensus was on graduates' ability to follow instructions and the least agreement was about the graduates' knowledge of their specific industries); (2) employers of 31% of the workers predicted that major skills changes would be required in the next 3 years to perform the jobs they currently occupied; and (3) 84% of the employers reported that the graduates' jobs "offered opportunities for career advancement." Three appendixes contain the following: (1)survey instrument, cover letters, and reminder mailer; (2) Distribution of Responses Frequency Distribution and Mean Scores (Table 1) and Evaluation Variable Regressed on Soft and Hard Skills (Table 6); and (3) 1999 and 2000 Mean Scores by Program - Spreadsheet Charts Distributed to Program Chairs [not available for public distribution]. (RC)
For full text: http://www3.witcc.com/research/reports/2000_employer_report.pdf.
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Western Iowa Tech, Sioux City.
Identifiers - Location: Iowa
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A