Open AccessA Systematic review on soft skills development among university graduates
Author(s) -
Joanna Bunga Noah,
Azlina Abdul Aziz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
educatum : journal of social sciences/educatum journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2462-2443
pISSN - 2289-9391
DOI - 10.37134/ejoss.vol6.1.6.2020
Subject(s) - soft skills , government (linguistics) , order (exchange) , set (abstract data type) , human capital , task (project management) , value (mathematics) , medical education , higher education , psychology , mathematics education , public relations , business , political science , management , computer science , medicine , economic growth , economics , law , programming language , philosophy , linguistics , finance , machine learning
In order to be employed, an individual needs to not only have the required knowledge but also a skill set that would allow the individual to perform the task well. Both the required knowledge and the skill set needed can be obtained from tertiary education at universities and higher institutions. However, it seems that graduates are lacking in that skill set, namely, soft skills. This paper is a systemic review on what soft skills employers value and yet are lacking among graduates and what are the roles of universities and the government pertaining to this issue. The findings have shown that the graduates are lacking soft skills that are highly valued by the employers. To overcome this issue,, universities and the government has a part to play in order to build and develop the nation’s human capital.