1. Joint Africa – EU Strategy Tuning Seminars
SUBJECT SPECIFIC COMPETENCES: presentation of the survey results in five subject areas
Pablo Beneitone
Cape Town, 15 May 2012

2. 4 Groups to be considered:
ACADEMICS
EMPLOYERS
GRADUATES
STUDENTS

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

4. Data

5. Analysis at SUBJECT AREA level
in relation to the 4 GROUPS
in relation to the 3 VARIABLES

6. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

7. Importance

8. Importance 3 Common Competences in Top 5:
Have the Knowledge and understanding of Agricultural production, and basic sciences.
Should be able to identify problems and apply knowledge to solving day to day agricultural challenges.
Should be able to design, plan and implement agricultural research.
2 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Should be able to do business in any part of the world.
Ability to know, advice and implement agricultural policies, and regulations.

9. Importance Much higher for employers than students:
Ability to implement sustainable practices and technologies for the management of natural resources.
Have ability for independent thinking and be able to work with minimal supervision in the area of agriculture.

10. Importance

11. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability to improve quality and safety along the agricultural value chains.
Ability to understand, and adapt to new and emerging technologies in Agriculture, including ICT.

12. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Should possess entrepreneurial and
creative skills.

13. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability to understand, and adapt to new and emerging technologies in Agriculture, including ICT.

14. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability to understand, and adapt to new and emerging technologies in Agriculture, including ICT.

15. Ranking 5 Common Competences in Top 5:
Have the Knowledge and understanding of Agricultural production, and basic sciences.
Should be able to identify problems and apply knowledge to solving day to day agricultural challenges.
Ability to evaluate and manage agricultural projects, as well as carry out financial appraisals.
Should possess entrepreneurial and creative skills.
Should be able to design, plan and implement agricultural research.

16. Ranking

17. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

18. Importance

19. Importance 2 Common Competences in Top 5:
Ability to apply knowledge of the basic and applied sciences of mechanical engineering.
Capacity to conceive, analyse, design and manufacture mechanical products and systems.
2 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Skills in evaluating the environmental and socio-economic impact of mechanical projects.
Capacity to integrate legal, economic and financial aspects in decision-making in mechanical engineering projects.

20. Importance Much higher for academics than employers:
Capacity to create, innovate and contribute to technological development.

21. Importance

22. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Capacity to employ mechanical engineering skills to transform local natural resources into products or services through value addition

23. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Skills in safety and risk management in
mechanical engineering systems.

24. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Capacity to create, innovate and contribute to technological development.

25. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Capacity to employ mechanical engineering skills to transform local natural resources into products or services through value addition

26. Ranking 4 Common Competences in Top 5:
Ability to apply knowledge of the basic and applied sciences of mechanical engineering.
Ability to identify, evaluate and implement the most appropriate technologies for the context in hand.
Capacity to conceive, analyse, design and manufacture mechanical products and systems.
Skills in planning and executing mechanical engineering
projects.

27. Ranking

28. CIVIL ENGINEERING

29. Importance

30. Importance 1 Common Competence in Bottom 5:
Ability to identify appropriate legal frameworks

31. Importance

32. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability to reconstruct, maintain, rehabilitate, renovate. Ability/skills to supervise construction

33. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Commitment to health and safety

34. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability to program (to plan the process and allocate resources)

35. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Ability to supervise/manage

36. Ranking

37. MEDICINE

38. Importance

39. Importance 2 Common Competences in Top 5:
Assess clinical presentations, order investigations, make differential diagnoses, and negotiate a management
Take a patient’s history
2 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Creativity
Ability to lead

40. Importance

41. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Apply ethical and legal principles in medical practice

42. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
capacity for analysis and synthesis;

43. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Provide immediate care of medical emergencies, including First Aid and resuscitation

44. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Provide immediate care of medical emergencies, including First Aid and resuscitation

45. Ranking 3 Common Competences in Top 5: Take a patient’s history
carry out a full physical, clinical and symptomatic examination of adults (male and female) and children
Assess clinical presentations, order investigations, make differential diagnoses, and negotiate a management

46. Ranking

47. TEACHER EDUCATION

48. Importance

49. Importance 1 Common Competences in Top 5:
Competences related to Knowledge &Understanding of : The subject(s) to be taught
2 Common Competences in Bottom 5:
Competences related to Knowledge &Understanding of : The local and international social, political, economic, cultural and environmental contexts of education
Develop own and learners’ entrepreneurial skills

50. Importance

51. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
ACADEMICS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Continuously upgrade their own knowledge and skills

52. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
EMPLOYERS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Manage time effectively

53. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
STUDENTS
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Adapt to change

54. RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
GRADUATES
RATING – Importance vs. Achievement
Continuously upgrade their own knowledge and skills

55. Ranking 3 Common Competences in Top 5:
Competences related to Knowledge &Understanding of : The subject(s) to be taught
Competences related to Knowledge &Understanding of : Pedagogical knowledge of specific subject areas
Competences related to Educational Practice and Skills
Ability to: Develop schemes of work and teaching plans

56. Ranking