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Employment as a Journey or a Destination? Interpreting Graduates' and Employers' Perceptions--A Malaysia Case Study
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Cheong, Kee-Cheok; Hill, Christopher; Leong, Yin-Ching; Zhang, Chen – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
As human capital came to the fore in the discourse on economic growth, so too has the concepts of employment prospects and employability attributes as students transit to the labor market. This paper examines three issues in this transition in the context of Malaysia. These are, first, how important is employment prospects a consideration when…
Descriptors: Employment, Employers, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Employing the "Unemployable": Employer Perceptions of Malaysian Graduates
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Cheong, Kee-Cheok; Hill, Christopher; Fernandez-Chung, Rozilini; Leong, Yin-Ching – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Malaysia has made significant progress in advancing access to education over the last two decades, having achieved the education goals of the UN's Millennium Development Goals. Unfortunately, this has not been accompanied by quality improvement, with reports of "unemployable" graduates a frequent refrain. This paper reports on a study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Employers, Employer Attitudes
From Training Institution to Workplace: Towards a Training Model in the Industrial Training Institutes
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Rus, Ridzwan Che; Yasin, Ruhizan M.; Rubi, Dalilah Mohd; Nazri, A. R. M.; Mamat, Abu Bakar; Hanapi, Zaliza; Hasnan, Khairul Anuar – International Education Studies, 2015
The Malaysian Education Development Blueprint's (2013-2025) emphasis on the holistic formation of students in line with quality human capital formation is based on the national philosophy of education. This blueprint is in line with the Government Transformation Program (GTP), which propels Malaysia towards becoming a developed and high-income…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Training Methods, Grounded Theory, Trainees
The Effectiveness of Finishing School Programmes from the Perspectives of Graduates and Employers
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Ali, Jamal; Eam, Lim Hock; Ismail, Russayani; Rahim, Fauziah Abdul; Isa, Filzah Md; Ismail, Ismi Arif – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014
Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of Finishing School programmes in enhancing the employability of graduates from institutions of higher learning. The perceptions of the graduates and employers towards the effectiveness of the programmes were analyzed. The effectiveness of Finishing School programmes evaluated through a graduate…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, College Students, Graduate Surveys, Employer Attitudes
Communication Skills and Its Impact on the Marketability of UKM Graduates
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Wahab, Ahmad Wazir Aiman Bin Mohd Abd; Ismail, Noor Akmal Shareela Binti – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Organizations have always placed emphasis on the public's voices as an effort to continue enhancing their service towards society. University's performance and its relevance in a nation is highly dependent on the marketability of its students. The ability to widely distribute their students and to heighten their mobility in society and in the work…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Basic Skills