Employment, Skills and Work-Related Values of Engineering Graduates from a Philippine Institution of Higher Learning

This study intends to determine the present employment status of the Engineering graduates from 2016 to 2018 of a private institution of higher learning in the Philippines. Quantitative- descriptive type of research method was used in the study with 125 engineering graduates who served as respondents. Results showed that there is a very high level of employment rating obtained by the institutions in terms of the graduates from the following programs: Mechanical Engineering (92%), Industrial Engineering (91.18%), Electronics Engineering (90.91%) and Computer Engineering (80.95%). Most of the Engineering graduates are currently enjoying the benefits of being regular or with permanent status and gainfully employed at the same time. Problem- solving skills and critical thinking skills are the most common and useful on their job placement. Significant relationship exists between the skills acquired and the work-related values of the engineering graduates. The results showed the attainment of institution’s mission of educating the youth who could be essentially part in maintaining the economic growth of the region and the country. The educational leaders need to manage effectively the student development to acquire the necessary skills and values that are needed by the industries to continuously uphold the graduate attributes as their identity.

Keywords: critical thinking, employability, engineering, problem solving, skills, work-related values