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Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players

Apart from having specific knowledge, graduates are expected to possess a set of soft and hard skills to be employed. This study aims to identify soft and hard skills relevant to the future workforce in the electrical and electronic (E&E) industry based on two perspectives; academicians from pu...

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Main Authors: Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah, Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen, Abdullah, Nor Hazana, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah, Othman, Aniza, Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh
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Language:English
Published: Ijere 2024
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10931/1/J17407_141b482542c1eff3d46f8ad2738d960f.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v13i2.25163
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.109312024-05-13T11:49:42Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10931/ Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen Abdullah, Nor Hazana Mohamed Saat, Maisarah Othman, Aniza Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh T Technology (General) Apart from having specific knowledge, graduates are expected to possess a set of soft and hard skills to be employed. This study aims to identify soft and hard skills relevant to the future workforce in the electrical and electronic (E&E) industry based on two perspectives; academicians from public higher education institution (HEI) and E&E industry players. Further, the study aims to investigate skills gaps between two stakeholders. A total of 50 academicians and 31 industry players in Malaysia were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using an independent t-test. In terms of soft skills, analytical thinking skills, communication skills, and discipline were more perceived by academicians, whereas decision-making skills, teamwork skills, and discipline were more favored by industry players. For hard skills, both players favored technology use, except for organizational capabilities which were perceived more by academicians while troubleshooting was favored more by industry players. This study contributes to the collaboration between public HEI and the E&E industry to address the skills gaps, which will benefit all stakeholders. This study focuses on the skills that are perceived more by both stakeholders. Ijere 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10931/1/J17407_141b482542c1eff3d46f8ad2738d960f.pdf Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah and Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen and Abdullah, Nor Hazana and Mohamed Saat, Maisarah and Othman, Aniza and Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh (2024) Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 13 (2). pp. 774-783. ISSN 2252-8822 https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v13i2.25163
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topic T Technology (General)
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Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah
Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen
Abdullah, Nor Hazana
Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
Othman, Aniza
Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh
Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
description Apart from having specific knowledge, graduates are expected to possess a set of soft and hard skills to be employed. This study aims to identify soft and hard skills relevant to the future workforce in the electrical and electronic (E&E) industry based on two perspectives; academicians from public higher education institution (HEI) and E&E industry players. Further, the study aims to investigate skills gaps between two stakeholders. A total of 50 academicians and 31 industry players in Malaysia were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using an independent t-test. In terms of soft skills, analytical thinking skills, communication skills, and discipline were more perceived by academicians, whereas decision-making skills, teamwork skills, and discipline were more favored by industry players. For hard skills, both players favored technology use, except for organizational capabilities which were perceived more by academicians while troubleshooting was favored more by industry players. This study contributes to the collaboration between public HEI and the E&E industry to address the skills gaps, which will benefit all stakeholders. This study focuses on the skills that are perceived more by both stakeholders.
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author Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah
Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen
Abdullah, Nor Hazana
Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
Othman, Aniza
Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh
author_facet Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah
Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen
Abdullah, Nor Hazana
Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
Othman, Aniza
Harcharanjit Singh, Harcharanjit Singh
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title Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
title_short Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
title_full Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
title_fullStr Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
title_full_unstemmed Skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
title_sort skills of future workforce: skills gap based on perspectives from academicians and industry players
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