Open AccessThe Generic skills challenge for higher education institutions: Experience of public universities in Chile
Author(s) -
Luis Sandoval,
María Ormazábal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tuning journal for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-3137
pISSN - 2340-8170
DOI - 10.18543/tjhe-8(2)-2021pp55-83
Subject(s) - employability , graduation (instrument) , higher education , curriculum , context (archaeology) , process (computing) , face (sociological concept) , political science , medical education , public relations , pedagogy , psychology , sociology , engineering , computer science , medicine , geography , social science , mechanical engineering , archaeology , law , operating system
In recent decades in Chile, generic skills have been made explicit in the graduation profiles and curricula of all programs of higher education institutions, following global trends that relate to labor market expectations on the employability of graduates. The institutional characteristics, mission, educational model, and institutional seal condition the choice of the generic skills that are developed. There are no current standards for the process of definition of generic skills sets in the various programs for the different universities. The same is true for the modality of implementation for them. The present article has the purpose of contributing to the knowledge of both the definition and implementation of generic skills inside higher education institutions in Chile. This process becomes relevant in the context of the new demands of students and graduates who face additional employment challenges.
Received: 03 March 2020Accepted: 05 March 2021