SHOBHA MISHRA (FICCI) RAJESH PANKAJ (FICCI) ANDREAS BLOM (WORLD BANK) HIROSHI SAEKI (WORLD BANK) NOVEMBER 7, 2009 How Can We Increase Employability of Engineering Graduates? - Preliminary Findings from Employer Satisfaction Survey- WORLD BANK Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce and Industry

OVERVIEW Motivation:  Measure employer satisfaction level with regard to skills  Understand what kind of skills are demanded  Identify gaps in skills demanded by industries  Provide information to engineering inst’s with regard to skills demand  Focus on skills/learning outcomes and employer satisfaction Survey Methods:  Tool: On-line Survey (September– October, 2009)  Sample Size: 150 companies across regions and sectors  Questions: Level of importance and satisfaction in skills of engineering graduates

General Skills Specific Skills 1. Integrity 2. Reliability 3. Teamwork 1. Entrepreneurship 2. Communication in English 3. Modern tools, equipment, and technologies Top 3 Important Skills

Importance and Satisfaction Level 64 % of employers are “somewhat“, "not very” or “not at all” satisfied with the quality of the graduates

General Skills Specific Skills 1. Reliability 2. Self-motivated 3. Willingness to Learn 1. Problem-solving 2. Design and conduct experiments and data analysis 3. Reading Top 3 Skill Gaps

Important Skills by Sector Different sectors need different skills. For instance… (excluding entrepreneurship) Top 3 important skills in IT are :  Advanced computer  Communication in English  Data analysis Whereas… Top 3 important skills in Infra are:  Knowledge of math/sci/engg  Ability to use modern tools  Problem solving in engineering The least important skills are also quite different

How can we increase employability engineering graduates?  Focus on graduates’ skills  Measure learning outcomes  Ensure that learning outcomes and skills are demanded by industries  Customize courses to meet different demands  Interact more with industries

General Skills Specific Skills 1. Integrity (most important) 2. Reliability 3. Teamwork 4. Willingness to learn 5. Self-discipline 6. Self-motivated 7. Leadership 8. Flexibility 9. Responsibility 10. Creativity 11. Empathy 12. Contemporary issues (least important) 1. Entrepreneurship 2. Communication in English 3. Modern tools 4. Knowledge of Math/Sci/Engg 5. Written Communication 6. Reading 7. Technical Skills 8. Experiments/data analysis 9. Verbal communication 10. Problem solving 11. Basic computer 12. System design 13. Advanced computer 14. Customer services Annexes – Ranking of Important Skills –

General Skills Specific Skills 1. Reliability (largest gap) 2. Self-motivated 3. Willingness to learn 4. Leadership 5. Creativity 6. Integrity 7. Teamwork 8. Self-discipline 9. Contemporary issues 10. Responsibility 11. Flexibility 12. Empathy (smallest gap) 1. Problem solving 2. Experiments/data analysis 3. Reading 4. Modern tools 5. Entrepreneurship 6. Technical Skills 7. System design 8. Customer services 9. Knowledge of Math/Sci/Engg 10. Written Communication 11. Verbal communication 12. Advanced computer 13. Basic computer 14. Communication in English Annexes – Ranking of Skill Gaps –

Power General Skills 1. Integrity 2. Teamwork 3. Reliability Specific Skills 1. Communication in English 2. Entrepreneurship 3. Technical skills Annexes –Top 3 Important Skills by Sector- IT General Skills 1. Teamwork 2. Integrity 3. Willingness to Learn Specific Skills 1. Advanced Computer 2. Communication in English 3. Entrepreneurship General Skills 1. Willingness to learn 2. Leadership 3. Teamwork Specific Skills 1. Entrepreneurship 2. Knowledge Math/Sci/Engg 3. Modern tools Infrastructure

North General Skills 1. Integrity 2. Willingness to learn 3. Teamwork Specific Skills 1. Entrepreneur ship 2. Communicati on in English 3. Modern tools Annexes –Top 3 Important Skills by Region- South General Skills 1. Teamwork 2. Willingness to learn 3. Integrity Specific Skills 1. Entrepreneursh ip 2. Communication in English 3. Verbal communication East General Skills 1. Integrity 2. Reliability 3. Willingness to learn Specific Skills 1. Knowledge Math/Sci/En gg 2. Entrepreneur ship 3. Modern tools General Skills 1. Integrity 2. Reliability 3. Teamwork Specific Skills 1. Entrepreneur ship 2. Communicati on in English 3. Modern tools West

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