Addis Ababa, March 24, 2011 (Addis Ababa) - A survey conducted by Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA), on Employee satisfaction with graduates from 2005 – 2008 revealed that most employers are satisfied with new college graduates.
at panel discussion held at the British Council here on Wednesday on Higher Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship HERQA Director, Dr Tesfaye Teshome said the agency has undertaken the survey to know if employers think graduates are fit enough to their purpose.
The employers include 263 government institutions, public and private colleges, NGO’s that are largely based in Addis Ababa City, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and Mekelle towns.
Some 635 graduates from both governmental and private colleges, who graduated in ten different fields were included in the survey.
The fields include agriculture, accounting, computer science, law, management, medical science, engineering, natural science, among others, were used as sample for the study.
According to the survey, 89 percent of public institutions, 96 percent of private companies and 88 percent of NGO’s are satisfied with the graduates.
Dr. Tesfaye said in fields like Law and Natural Science the satisfaction rate reached 100 percent and 96 percent respectively.
Concerning the feelings of the graduates, Dr. Tesfaye said 15 percent of the graduates are very satisfied with the educational quality they received in colleges while 69 percent were satisfied.
Speaking on his part, the Higher Education Strategy Center Director, Professor Zenabu Gebremariam said the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) gives special emphasis to quality of higher education
He said GTP puts many other strategies to meet goals including the Millennium Development Goals in education sector.
According to him, in a bid to achieve the goals the government has incorporated Higher Education Reform that enables universities to generate graduates, who can solve problems in their fields of study and overall social needs.
Focusing on focuses on Science and technology, creating university- industry linkage, internship and practical attachment are also given special emphasis, Zenabu said.
He said universities would also start to conduct graduate tracer studies and employer satisfaction researches.
Speaking at the occasion Open University Vice Chancellor, Martin Bean said the digital age gives an opportunity to every county in the world to minimize the cost of education and also creates a wider access.
He said countries like Ethiopia, which has a vast landmass, can intensively use digital technology to extend educational opportunities to the public.
Employers, higher learning institutions, university graduates and government officials attended the panel discussion, according to Netsanet Demewoz, who is Business Director of the British Council.
at panel discussion held at the British Council here on Wednesday on Higher Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship HERQA Director, Dr Tesfaye Teshome said the agency has undertaken the survey to know if employers think graduates are fit enough to their purpose.
The employers include 263 government institutions, public and private colleges, NGO’s that are largely based in Addis Ababa City, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and Mekelle towns.
Some 635 graduates from both governmental and private colleges, who graduated in ten different fields were included in the survey.
The fields include agriculture, accounting, computer science, law, management, medical science, engineering, natural science, among others, were used as sample for the study.
According to the survey, 89 percent of public institutions, 96 percent of private companies and 88 percent of NGO’s are satisfied with the graduates.
Dr. Tesfaye said in fields like Law and Natural Science the satisfaction rate reached 100 percent and 96 percent respectively.
Concerning the feelings of the graduates, Dr. Tesfaye said 15 percent of the graduates are very satisfied with the educational quality they received in colleges while 69 percent were satisfied.
Speaking on his part, the Higher Education Strategy Center Director, Professor Zenabu Gebremariam said the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) gives special emphasis to quality of higher education
He said GTP puts many other strategies to meet goals including the Millennium Development Goals in education sector.
According to him, in a bid to achieve the goals the government has incorporated Higher Education Reform that enables universities to generate graduates, who can solve problems in their fields of study and overall social needs.
Focusing on focuses on Science and technology, creating university- industry linkage, internship and practical attachment are also given special emphasis, Zenabu said.
He said universities would also start to conduct graduate tracer studies and employer satisfaction researches.
Speaking at the occasion Open University Vice Chancellor, Martin Bean said the digital age gives an opportunity to every county in the world to minimize the cost of education and also creates a wider access.
He said countries like Ethiopia, which has a vast landmass, can intensively use digital technology to extend educational opportunities to the public.
Employers, higher learning institutions, university graduates and government officials attended the panel discussion, according to Netsanet Demewoz, who is Business Director of the British Council.
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