Las competencias de los graduados y su evaluación desde la perspectiva de los empleadores

The purpose of this article is to show the employer's perspective regarding the competences required of college graduates, from different professional sectors and the contribution of evaluation systems to its development and assessment. From a qualitative methodological approach, an open questi...

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Autores: Cabrera, Nati, López López, María, Portillo Vidiella, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/102380
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10609/102380
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Competence-based assessment
Higher education
College graduates
Employers
Evaluación de competencias
Educación superior
Graduados universitarios
Empleadores
Education, Higher
Employment
Vocational qualifications
Ensenyament universitari
Treball
Competències professionals
Enseñanza superior
Empleo
Cualificaciones profesionales
Descripción
Sumario:The purpose of this article is to show the employer's perspective regarding the competences required of college graduates, from different professional sectors and the contribution of evaluation systems to its development and assessment. From a qualitative methodological approach, an open questionnaire has been applied in order to gather information from employers of Primary Education, Pharmacy and Engineering on the following issues: competences that graduates should have; instruments and evaluation criteria used in their selection processes and, learning strategies and assessment systems used at the university. The results allow us contrasting perceptions offered from the three sectors investigated. Finally, we present a critical reflection that explores the complexity of the competencies approach and the need to adapt the evaluation systems to this new scenario. Suggestions to strengthen the relationship with the labor market, increasing employability and improving the quality of university education are provided.