INCULCATING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR TECHNICAL STUDENTS OF THE MANUFACTURING PROGRAMME

Employability skills are one of the soft skills which are as important as technical skills and should be acquired by an employee in the industrial sector today. Unfortunately not all employees today acquired employability skills that are expected by the employer. This study was carried out to identify aspects of the employability skills and its relationship with the requirement of the employer in the manufacturing industries. Sample for the research consists of 107 employers from manufacturing industry and this study was done to companies in the manufacturing industry and grouped into three which were type of industry, company size and ownership status. Analysis of the survey, managed to determine important aspects of the employability skills needed by employers in the manufacturing industries. The skills were ranked and results showed that all seven of the employability were considered important by Malaysian manufacturing industry. Basic skill, thinking skill, sources skill, resources skill, system and technology skill and personal qualities were ranked most important whereas informational skill was considered moderately important.