1. Joint Africa – EU Strategy Tuning Seminars
Generic competences: consultation with stakeholders in Africa. Some results and a comparison with other regions
Pablo Beneitone
Cape Town, 15 May 2012

2. Definir
Define
Analyse
Analyse the results of the consultation and redefine the different degrees
Identify
Consult
Build
consensus

3. Why a questionnaire? Objectives:
* Initiate joint reflection from updated information
* Built on a common concrete language
* Start debate
* Consult other groups
* Offer three levels of reflection:
- Institutional
- Subject area
- GENERAL

4. 4 Groups to be considered:
ACADEMICS
EMPLOYERS
GRADUATES
STUDENTS

5. 3 Variables to be considered:
IMPORTANCE
ACHIEVEMENT
For both a scale of 1 to 4:
1 = none
2 = weak
3 = moderate
4 = strong
RANKING

6. Data Total number of respondents 4323: Areas & university
1051 Graduates
838 Employers
1130 Academics
1304 Students

7. Analysis at GENERAL level
in relation to the 4 GROUPS
in relation to the 3 VARIABLES
in relation to other REGIONS

8. Analysis at GENERAL level in relation to the 4 GROUPS

9. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
14 competences over 3,5
ALL competences below 2,8

10. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability for creative and innovative thinking
Professionalism, ethical values and commitment to UBUNTU

11. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
15 competences over 3,5
ALL competences below 2,8

12. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Objective decision making and practical cost effective problem solving
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Ability for creative and innovative thinking

13. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
13 competences over 3,5
ALL competences below 2,8

14. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Self confidence, entrepeneurial spirit and skills

15. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
8 competences over 3,5
ALL competences below 2,8

16. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Capacity to use innovative and appropriate technologies

17. Analysis at GENERAL level in relation to the 3 VARIABLES

18. Importance

19. Importance Rating Importance Then ordered according to Academics
Graduates
Students
Employers
Academics
Rating
Rating
Rating
Rating
Top 5
Top 5
Top 5
Top 5
Importance
Rating
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Then ordered according to Academics

20. If groups are similar then in five top and five bottom groups
Importance
Graduates
Students
Employers
Academics
Rating
Rating
Rating
Rating
Top 5
Top 5
Top 5
Top 5
Importance
Rating
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
If groups are similar then
similar competences
in five top and five bottom groups

21. Importance Rating Importance If groups are very different then
Graduates
Students
Employers
Academics
Rating
Rating
Rating
Rating
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Bottom 5
Top 5
Importance
Rating
Top 5
Top 5
Top 5
Bottom 5
If groups are very different then
similar competences in opposite groups

22. Importance
AGREE
DISAGREE
DISAGREE
AGREE

23. Importance 2 Common Competences in Top 5:
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Ability for conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis
3 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural and/or international context
Environmental and economic consciousness
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the african identity and cultural heritage

24. Importance Much higher for academics than employers:
Ability to work independently
Much higher for graduates than academics:
Leadership, management and team work skills

25. Importance

26. Achievement

27. Achievement
AGREE

28. 2 Common Competence in Top 5:
Achievement
2 Common Competence in Top 5:
Ability to communicate effectively in official/ national and local language
Ability to work independently
2 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the african identity and cultural heritage
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural and/or international context

29. Lower for students and employers than academics:
Achievement
Lower for students and employers
than academics:
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Much higher for graduates than employers:
Objective decision making and practical cost effective problem solving

30. Achievement

31. Importance vs Achievement
As usual, Achievement lower than Importance
Employers, Students, Graduates and Academics: one of the greatest gaps between Achievement and Importance corresponds to:
Ability for creative and innovative thinking
Self confidence, entrepreneurial spirit and skills
High importance, low achievement

32. Ranking
AGREE
AGREE

33. Ranking 3 Common Competences in Top 5:
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Ability for conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis
Professionalism, ethical values and commitment to UBUNTU
3 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the african identity and cultural heritage
Environmental and economic consciousness
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural and/or international context

34. Ranking Much higher for graduates than students:
Objective decision making and practical cost effective problem solving
Much higher for employers than academics:
Leadership, management and team work skills

35. Ranking

36. Analysis at GENERAL level in relation to
other REGIONS

37. EUROPE 2008
AFRICA 2012
Comparison

38. Graduates: Top 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Graduates: Top 5 competences
Ab. to apply knowledge in practical situations 1
Ability to translate knowledge into practice 1
Ab. for abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis 2
Ability to conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis 2
Ab. to identify, pose and resolve problems 3
Objective decision making and practical cost effective problem solving 3
Knowledge and und. of the sub. area and und. of the prof. 4
Professionalism, ethical values and commitment to UBUNTU
Cap. to learn and stay up-to-date with learning 4 5
Leadership, management and team work skills 5

39. Graduates: Last 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Graduates: Last 5 competences 14
Ability to communicate effectively in official/national/local language 27
Ab. to act with soc. responsability and civic awareness
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the African identity and cultural heritage 15 28
Ap. of and respect for diversity
and multiculturality
Ability to evaluate, review and enhance quality 16
Commitment to the conservation
of the enviroment 29
Environmental and economic consciousness 17 30
Commitment to safety
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural snd/or international context
Ab. To show awareness of equal opportunities and gender issues 18 31

40. Employers: Top 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Employers: Top 5 competences
Abil. to appl. knowledge in pract.ice 1
Ability to translate knowledge into practice 1
Ability for abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis 2 2
Ability to conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis
Ability to identify, pose and resolve problems 3
Professionalism, ethical values and commitment to UBUNTU 3
Knowledge and und. of the subject area and und. of the prof.
Objective decision making and practical cost effective problem solving 4 4 5
Ability to work in a team
Leadership, management and team work skills 5

41. Employers: Last 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Employers: Last 5 competences
Ability to communicate effectively in official/national/local language 14
Ab. to act with social resp. and civic awareness 27 15
Ability to evaluate, review and enhance quality 28
Ab. to work in an international context
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the African identity and cultural heritage 16 29
Ab. To show awareness of equal opportunities and gender issues
Environmental and economic consciousness 17
Commitment to the conservation
of the enviroment 30
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural snd/or international context 18
Ap. of and respect for diversity
and multiculturality 31

42. Academics: Top 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Academics: Top 5 competences
Ab. for abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis 1 1
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Ab. to apply knowledge in practical situations 2 2
Ability to conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis
Knowledge and und. of the subject area and und. of the profession 3
Professionalism, ethical values and commitment to UBUNTU 3
Ab. to identify, pose and resolve problems 4
Objective decision making and practical cost effective problem solving 4
Cap. to learn and stay up-to-date with learning 5
Ability for creative and innovative thinking 5

43. Academics: Last 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Academics: Last 5 competences 27
Ab. to communicate with non-experts of one´s field
Ability to communicate effectively in official/national/local language 14
Ability to evaluate, review and enhance quality
Commitment to the conservation
of the enviroment 15 28
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the African identity and cultural heritage 16
Spirit of enterprise, ability to take initiative 29
Environmental and economic consciousness 30
Commitment to safety 17
Ab. To show awareness of equal opportunities and gender issues
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural snd/or international context 31 18

44. Students: Top 5 competences
EUROPE
AFRICA
Students: Top 5 competences
Ability to translate knowledge into practice 1
Ab. to apply knowledge in practical situations 1 2
Ab. for abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis
Ability to conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis 2 3
Ab. to identify, pose and resolve problems
Professionalism, ethical values and commitment to UBUNTU 3 4
Knowledge and und. of the subject area and und. of the profession
Ability for creative and innovative thinking 4 5
Ability to work in a team
Self confidence, entrepeneurial spirit and skills 5

45. Students: Last 5 competences
AFRICA
EUROPE
Students: Last 5 competences
Ability to communicate effectively in official/national/local language
Ab. to act with soc. responsibility and civic awareness 14 27
Commitment to preserve and to add value to the African identity and cultural heritage
Commitment to the conservation of the environment 15 28
Ab. To communicate with non-experts of one´s field 29
Environmental and economic consciousness 16 30
Commitment to safety
Ability to evaluate, review and enhance quality 17
Ab. To show awareness of equal opportunities and gender issues 31
Ability to work in an intra and intercultural snd/or international context 18

46. Correlations
EUROPE
AFRICA
Academics
0,79
0,96
0,92
0,96
0,97
0,91
0,97
Employers
Graduates
0,94
0,92
0,92
0,98
0,97
Students

47. ALL GROUPS: Ranking, Top 5
EUROPE
AFRICA
ALL GROUPS: Ranking, Top 5
Common 2 competences equal:
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Ability for conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis

48. ALL GROUPS: Ranking, Top 5
AFRICA
AMERICA LATINA
ALL GROUPS: Ranking, Top 5
Common 2 competences equal:
Ability to translate knowledge into practice
Ability for conceptual thinking, analysis and synthesis

49. Some provisional conclusions …
1) All GENERIC Competences rated over 3 in the 4 groups (VALIDATION)
2) Rating (Importance) and Ranking, similar results (CONSISTENT)
3) Wide consultation process (OPENNESS)
4) High correlation between 4 groups (COMPATIBILITY)
5) Similar results in other regions … (COMPARABILITY)
6) Gap between Importance and Achievement (NEED OF FURTHER ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ….)