Graduate employability and graduate (Un)employment in Sabah: issues, challenges and prospects for Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Lai, Yew Meng (2020) Graduate employability and graduate (Un)employment in Sabah: issues, challenges and prospects for Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Solid State Technology, 63 (6). ISSN 0038-111X

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Abstract

This article dwells on the critical agenda of Graduate Employability and Graduate (Un)Employment in Sabah, generally, and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), specifically. It begins by highlighting the definitional problematique of “Graduate Employability” versus “Graduate Employment”, and how the blurring of their subtle distinctions have brought salient implications on the traditional roles and responsibilities of universities. The article proceeds by discussing in detail the issues and challenges faced by UMS when it comes to addressing the phenomenon of graduate unemployment, which are caused by both structural and agential determinants. This is followed by a comprehensive description of the plethora of policies, strategies and action plans proposed and employed by the varsity as well as the Sabah state government in seeking to address, while simultaneously transform the existing Graduate Employability (GE) challenges into opportunities. Anchored on the “Triple Helix” concept, it is hoped that these efforts undertaken by UMS together with the state and the industries would be effective in enhancing its annual GE performance, and most importantly in realising the overriding goal of transforming the varsity’s students into future-proof graduates.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Graduate (Un)Employment , Sabah
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic history and conditions L Education > LG Individual institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands
Department:	CENTRE > Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning
Depositing User:	NORAINI LABUK -
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2021 15:08
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2021 15:08
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26807

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