ERIC Number: EJ1012227
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-4222
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Preparing a Future Graduate Workforce for Work: An Assessment of the Standard of Graduates from the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training in Kuwait
Al-Ali, Salah
Industry and Higher Education, v27 n2 p89-103 Apr 2013
This paper reports on a study that examined factors which had a direct impact on the quality of graduates from the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (PAAE&T) in Kuwait. The study also examined the extent to which the graduates met the requirements of local employers. It consisted of a review of the literature; a questionnaire given to a sample of students in selected departments; interviews with department heads at the PAAE&T; Deans of related colleges and institutions; Deans of industrial liaison offices in the selected sample of the PAAE&T; supervisors in industry who had direct contact with prospective PAAE&T graduates; and employed graduates. The findings indicate that there is a need to develop a proper labour strategy to ensure that graduates from PAAE&T are equipped with the required knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet industry and business requirements. (Contains 6 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, College Graduates, Questionnaires, Interviews, Deans, Job Skills, Vocational Education, Employment Qualifications, Technical Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Industry, Career Education, Expectation, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kuwait
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