Donna May Q. Verdadero, Jessa Mae S. Alvarez, Aivanne D.
Dinglasan, Maryanne S. Pureza, Dallen B. Ramirez,
Jasmin Joy C. Sare and Sevilla S. Felicen
College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management
Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas City, Philippines
Date Received: June 10, 2019; Date Revised: October 13, 2019
Students’ Preparedness to Enter Tourism Industry 749 KB 4 downloads
Martina Meg B. Azur, Marc Angelo Lauren E. Castillo, Glecie I. Hornilla, Kate Ann...
Preparation of the students to join the workforce is the ultimate task of Higher education institution in equipping them with necessary skills and competencies for job placement after graduation. This study aims to assess the preparedness of the tourism students to enter the tourism industry. Specifically, it aimed to identify the profile of the respondents in terms of gender; assess the readiness of the students to enter tourism industry in terms of generic skills, functional area skills and concentration area skills; test the significant difference on the preparedness of the students when grouped according to gender. The study made use of descriptive research method with 134 fourth year tourism students of one higher education institution in the Philippines. Majority of the respondents were female, and they are considered prepared to enter tourism industry. Based from the test conducted, it was found out that male is more prepared than female with functionality skills.
Keywords: functional skill, concentration area skill