Genesis B. Naparan
genesisbnaparan@gmail.com
Jean L. Escalante
jeanescalante@sccpag.edu.ph
Angelina V. Villaver
angelinavillaver@sccpag.edu.ph
Luzell R. Pagasian
luzell.pagasian@sccpag.edu.ph
Tolentino C. Levanta
tolentinolevanta@sccpag.edu.ph
Abstract
Higher educational Institutions aim to produce quality graduates. They want their graduates to manifest better skills in their jobs. Thus, this research aimed to gather feedback from employers about the CTEAS alumni. This sequential explanatory research explored the satisfaction of 100 employers with the manifested skills of the College of Teacher Education, Arts, and Sciences (CTEAS) alumni. Through Google Forms, the employers rated the manifested skills of the CTEAS alumni. Based on the results, employers have a high level of satisfaction in terms of the skills of the alumni. They were very satisfied with the manifested foundation, enterprise, technical and knowledge, adaptive, teamwork, employability, and managerial skills. Thus, to sustain in producing fully equipped graduates, the department needs to hone further the foundation and technical and knowledge skills of their graduates.
Keywords:employer satisfaction; teacher education; employability, CTEAS alumni
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