Enhancing Employability: Comparing Curriculum Adequacy Vs Need for Skill Development Programme

Abstract

Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to find out the intensity of relationship between curriculum and employability of the students.

Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative approach was used in our study, adopting descriptive research design and purposive sampling method was used to select 100 sampling units from the population of final year under graduate and post graduate.

Findings: In Principal Factor Analysis the main factors extracted affecting the relationship of curriculum and the employability are Team development skill, personal development skill and professional development skill. In CFA using structural equation model it’s been confirmed with Personal development skill

Practical implications: In our economy stake holders like parents are willing to get the maximum benefit from academic curriculum itself, the time and cost are crucial factors for deciding upon the individual skill development programs. In our study we have identified in the curriculum skill-oriented courses are contributing maximum for the employability.

Originality/value: We have adopted empirical study for our research. Using questionnaire given to the respondents.