Need of Soft Skills for Undergraduate Urban Youth for Career Development

The paper aims to show the importance of soft skills of the undergraduate urban youth who are preparing their career within Nepal or abroad. Youth in city pursue formal education from colleges and university in Nepal. After the completion of undergraduates, they prepare themselves for the job market. In this line, I argue that those youth who have not developed their soft skills struggle much to find out a job. It also increases the urban poverty and unemployment. I employed ethnographic research approach to explore everyday life activities of urban youth showing their preparedness of career. In doing so, I am telling credible, rigorous, and authentic stories of those undergraduate urban youth who are preparing their career in Kathmandu. The research is carried out in Kathmandu with four young research participants who are going to appear their final semester examination of undergraduate level in Management stream from a private college of Kathmandu. Two of them have just started working in companies and two of them are searching jobs. Applying the soft skill perspective the paper explores the situation of undergraduate youth in Kathmandu who theoretically learned about some soft skills in colleges and university during their academic hours but they hardly practiced in working environment. The research explores that it is not enough to deliver theories of soft skills in the classroom rather practice for youth who are going to start their career in the city.

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Analisis Kepemilikan Atribut Soft Skills Mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Univesitas Jambi

Jurnal Ilmiah Dikdaya ◽

10.33087/dikdaya.v9i1.135 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 145

Author(s):

Zuhri Saputra Hutabarat

Keyword(s):

Relative Frequency ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Rejection Rate ◽

Research Approach ◽

Assessment Instruments ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Assessment Procedures ◽

The Village ◽

The City

This study aim to find out the soft skill attributes of students, soft skills based on devices from 2015 to 2017, soft skills based on gender, and soft skills based on student origin. The method uses a survey research approach with a population of all Economics Education FKIP Jambi University students in the class of 2015, 2016 and 2017. The respondents as sampled was 180 people. As for the results: 1) The soft skills attributes that the students have overall are very good with a Relative Frequency of 63.91%. 2) The ability of student soft skills from class, 2015, 2016 and 2017 is very good with an absolute frequency of 36 and a relative frequency of 69.23% and Soft Skills Ability Student devices have increased from 2015 to 2017. 3) Student's Soft Skills based on gender were found that women were higher than men with very good average abilities with results of count 25 for men and women count 122. 4) Soft Skills students based on the origin of the village and the city, the results of the analysis obtained F count coefficient of 0.218 with a rejection rate of 64.10% thus there is no difference in the average ability of students soft skills from the city and from the village. Suggestions in this study before using soft skills assessment instruments regarding student interpersonal relations, we must first study and understand the instructions for assessing instruments, assessment procedures and the core of the assessment in each rubric.

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Soft Skills in Edu 4.0: Lessons Learnt in Hue Industrial College

Journal of Technical Education Science ◽

10.54644/jte.62.2021.59 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 28-37

Author(s):

Thuy T. Tran ◽

Sanna Ruhalahti ◽

Anne-Maria Korhonen

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Online Survey ◽

Formal Education ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Study Data ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Project Study ◽

It Application ◽

Building Project

This research focuses on soft skills practices; teaching and learning experiences in Hue Industrial College (HUEIC) from 2016 until 2020. The paper reports the results of a case study conducted in Vietnam as a part of EMVITET Erasmus+ capacity building project. Study data consist of feedback of college students (n=15), vocational and higher education teachers (n=20), and furthermore Vietnamese college students (n=130) who took part in an online survey. The results indicate that both students and teachers are willing to implement learning soft skills in practical activities in formal education context as well as outside of the classroom. The study recognizes the main required soft skill to be communication skills, however in the Vietnamese context IT application skills have a positive effect on students' online learning.

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Retooling For Terminated Contract Workers Of Vocational School Alumni (Back) To Work

TAMAN VOKASI ◽

10.30738/jtv.v7i2.6317 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 168

Author(s):

Samidjo Samidjo

Keyword(s):

Communication Skill ◽

High School Graduates ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Complex Problem ◽

Working Environment ◽

Vocational School ◽

Vocational High School ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Contract Workers ◽

Permanent Workers

Abstract. Unemployment of vocational high school graduates consists of two categories, the graduates who never been in work and who had been in work as a contract workers and then terminated. More than 63 percent of the graduates who have ever been as a contract workers did not work match with their competence, as a result when the contract agreement expired the workers did not been assigned as permanent workers. In order to get other jobs after termination, the workers need to upgrade their competence or to retool with skills other than the skills the workers acquired from vocational school, in order to fit well with the need of workers in industry. Besides the functional skill needed for handling operational works, the terminated contract workers need to upgrade their soft skill suitable for the future working environment, that is learning to work in a group consisting of many communities to solve very complex problem as the characteristic of jobs in the industry 4.0, besides other component of soft skills such as honesty, discipline, attitude, commitment to work, communication skill, and open for change.

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Kontribusi Kualifikasi Guru dan Sarana Prasarana terhadap Kegiatan Pembelajaran dan On the Job Training Serta Dampaknya pada Soft Skill Siswa Kelas Industri

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan ◽

10.17977/jptpp.v4i10.12806 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 1293

Author(s):

Syaiful Efendi ◽

Ahmad Dardiri ◽

Agus Hery S. Irianti

Keyword(s):

Significant Contribution ◽

Job Training ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Research Approach ◽

Teacher Qualifications ◽

Soft Skill ◽

On The Job Training

Abstract: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kontribusi antara kualifikasi guru dan sarana prasarana terhadap kegiatan pembelajaran, pengaruhnya terhadap on the job training siswa dan soft skill siswa, dan OJT siswa terhadap soft skill siswa kelas industri di SMK Jawa Timur. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan metode survei dengan rancangan penelitian korelasional yang dikembangkan dengan model struktural. Sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 203 guru yang mengajar di kelas industri TBSM di 19 SMK Jawa Timur. Pengumpulan data di angket. Data dianalisis deskriptif dan structrual equation modeling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) ada kontribusi yang signifikan antara kualifikasi guru terhadap kegiatan pembelajaran kelas industri; (2) ada kontribusi yang signifikan antara sarana prasarana terhadap kegiatan pembelajaran kelas industri; (3) ada kontribusi yang signifikan antara kegiatan pembelajaran terhadap OJT siswa kelas industri; (4) ada kontribusi yang siginifikan antara kegiatan pembelajaran terhadap soft skill siswa kelas industri; (5) ada kontribusi yang signifikan antara OJT terhadap soft skill siswa kelas industri di SMK Jawa Timur.Abstrak: This study aims to determine the contribution between teacher qualifications and infrastructure on learning activities, their influence on students 'on the job training and soft skills, and OJT students on industrial soft students' skills in East Java Vocational Schools. The research approach used is quantitative with survey methods with correlational research designs developed with structural models. The sample used was 203 teachers who taught in the TBSM industrial class in 19 East Java Vocational Educaion. Data collection in questionnaires. Data were analyzed descriptively and structural equation modeling. The results of the study show that (1) there is a significant contribution between teacher qualifications to industrial class learning activities; (2) there is a significant contribution between infrastructure facilities for industrial class learning activities; (3) there is a significant contribution between learning activities towards OJT industrial class students; (4) there is a significant contribution between learning activities on soft skills of industrial students; (5) there is a significant contribution between OJT on industrial soft skills of students in East Java Vocational Education.

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Soft Skills in Edu 4.0: Lessons Learnt in Hue Industrial College

Journal of Technical Education Science ◽

10.54644/jte62202159 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 28-37

Author(s):

Thuy T. Tran ◽

Sanna Ruhalahti ◽

Anne-Maria Korhonen

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Online Survey ◽

Formal Education ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Study Data ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Project Study ◽

It Application ◽

Building Project

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Penilaian diri kompetensi komunikasi pencari kerja dalam memasuki dunia kerja

Jurnal Komunikasi Profesional ◽

10.25139/jkp.v5i2.3414 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Sri Hapsari` Wijayanti ◽

Novia Utami ◽

Brigita Kania Novia Putri ◽

Stephanie Maria Mantiri

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

English Language ◽

Formal Education ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Job Seekers ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Low Education ◽

Work World ◽

Younger Generation ◽

Data Collection Technique

Formal education is not sufficient as a provision to find a job, it needs to be equipped with soft skills, such as the ability to communicate. This study aims to reveal the basic communication skills and soft skills of job seekers with low education and their readiness to enter the world of work. Respondents of this study are the younger generation who are looking for a job. They live in Rusunawa Marunda, Cilincing, North Jakarta. There are 37 respondents involved in this study. This study is descriptive quantitative with case studies. The data collection technique used a Likert scale questionnaire with five scales. The data analysis technique was carried out with descriptive statistics used SPSS 25. The results of this study indicate that the respondents are ready and confident enough to compete in the work world with their communication skills and other soft skills. The skill that the majority of respondents felt lacking was communication in English. This study suggested doing intervention by mentoring and training of communication and English for respondents, the younger generation of productive age with low education. Keywords: Formal Education; Communication; Hard Skill; Soft Skill; English Language AbstrakPendidikan formal belum cukup sebagai bekal untuk mencari pekerjaan, lulusan perlu dibekali dengan soft skill, seperti kemampuan berkomunikasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap keterampilan komunikasi dasar dan soft skill pencari kerja yang berpendidikan rendah dan kesiapan mereka memasuki dunia kerja. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah generasi muda yang sedang mencari pekerjaan. Mereka tinggal di Rusunawa Marunda, Cilincing, Jakarta Utara. Ada 37 responden yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kuantitatif dengan studi kasus. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket skala likert dengan lima skala. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan statistik deskriptif melalui bantuan SPSS 25. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa responden cukup siap dan percaya diri untuk bersaing di dunia kerja dengan kemampuan komunikasi dan soft skill lainnya. Keterampilan yang dirasakan sebagian besar responden kurang adalah komunikasi dalam bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini menyarankan agar dilakukan intervensi melalui pendampingan dan pelatihan komunikasi dan bahasa Inggris bagi mereka yang berpendidikan rendah, tetapi tergolong generasi muda yang produktif. Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Formal; Komunikasi; Hard Skill; Soft Skill; bahasa Inggris

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Understanding Landscape Architecture Industry Needs: A Preliminary Review of Graduates Communication Proficiency Model (CPM)

e-Academia Journal ◽

10.24191/e-aj.v10i2.16296 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Amir Zuhairy Alias ◽

Nurhayati Abdul Malek ◽

Noriah Othman ◽

Noralizawati Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Landscape Architecture ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Working Environment ◽

Employability Skills ◽

Preliminary Review ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Architectural Practice ◽

Current Trends

Communication is a fundamental part of the working environment that comprises interpersonal relations and communication between groups and individuals and other social interactions within the active community. Communication and soft skills have become an important issue due to the lack of study and development, especially in the Landscape Architectural practice. It can be seen that the lack of communication and soft skills by current graduates has affected employability leading to a large quantity of unemployment and lack of advancement within the landscape industry. Hence, to keep up with the current trends of what employers seek within these landscape architecture graduates, it is believed that a paradigm shift in the training of students must take into account the development of Communication Skills within the curriculum to help aid the development of graduate employability skills. A method of assessing communication skills is also required to rate a Landscape Architect’s level of communication competence to further enhance the graduates’ career in the industry. Keywords: Soft Skill, Communication Skill, Landscape Architecture, Employability Skills

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Implementation of Guidance nuanced Learning Model at MAN 1 Bandar Lampung

KONSELI Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling (E-Journal) ◽

10.24042/kons.v7i1.5653 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 47-52

Author(s):

Rifda El Fiah ◽

Saiful Bahri

Keyword(s):

Learning Outcomes ◽

Learning Process ◽

Formal Education ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Student Learning Outcomes ◽

Learning Model ◽

Expert Rating ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Process Implementation

This research was conducted based on the problems that often arise in formal education learning. This problem has an impact on learning achievement results obtained by students. This research was conducted at MAN 1 Bandar Lampung. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of the instructional model nuanced guidance data collection techniques using expert rating scale and user rating scale. The results of this study indicate that the nuanced learning model meets the achievement of student learning outcomes in MAN 1 Bandar Lampung, by developing students' knowledge and skills in the form of soft skills and hard skills. Guidance nuanced learning model design consists of learning process planning standards, learning process implementation standards, learning process outcome standards, and learning process control standards.

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THE ANALYSIS OF NURSING STUDENT SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN LECTURE AND PROBLEM BASED LEARNING APPROACHES 2011

INDONESIAN NURSING JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND CLINIC (INJEC) ◽

10.24990/injec.v1i1.45 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Hilman Syarif

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Nursing Student ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Comparative Method ◽

P Value ◽

Learning Approaches ◽

Soft Skill ◽

Student Centered Learning ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Significant Difference

Introduction: Student Centered Learning (SCL) is an effective method to develop student's soft skills and hard skills which are very important to support their successful carrier later. This research was conducted to identify the differences of developed soft skills between students who learn with PBL method and lecturing method. Methods: Descriptive comparative method was used in this study. The samples consisted of 15 students who learned with PBL method and 15 students who learned with lecturing method. The sample for this research was selected by random sampling method. Results: The result showed that the average of student's soft skills score in PBL method was 122.63, while student's soft skills score in lecturing method was 116.27. Discussion & Conclusion: There was significant difference of student's soft skills in PBL method and lecturing method (p value = 0.038; α = 0.05). This study recommends nursing program management, faculty of medicine at the University of Syiah Kuala keeps PBL method running and develops other methods which facilitate hard skills and soft skills are development. Keywords: nursing students, soft skill, PBL

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The utility of non-formal education in addressing the school dropout phenomenon : a case study of Asifundeni Secondary School in Makonde District Zimbabwe

Journal of African Education ◽

10.31920/2633-2930/2020/s1n3a3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 41-69

Author(s):

Francis Muchenje ◽

◽

Pedzisai Goronga

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Formal Education ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Dropout ◽

School Level ◽

Research Approach ◽

Community Members ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Secondary School Level

The study sought to explore students' views on the utility of non-formal education in addressing the school dropout phenomenon at secondary school level. Qualitative research approach was adopted and a case study design was utilised. The population consisted of all the students in the non-formal programme at the school from which a sample of 11 students (2 male and 9 female) was selected through purposive stratified sampling technique. Data were gathered through structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Non-formal education was seen to address the school dropout phenomenon by providing school drop outs with an opportunity to continue their education and hence becomes a form of empowerment. A number of challenges such as lack of adequate tuition in some subjects, lack of conducive learning environment as well as negative perception of non-formal education held by pupils in the formal stream and community members were identified. The study recommends that the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should review the staffing situation in schools to ensure the availability of teachers in the various subjects in the non-formal stream. Schools should make an effort to provide appropriate learning facilities for students in the nonformal stream. Furthermore, schools should conscientise their communities on the importance of non-formal education.

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