The Effects of Skillset of University Graduates on the Ease of Finding Skilled Employees

Abstract

Both for firms and for the countries, it is vital to find qualified human capital in order to compete in the highly competitive world economy conditions. On the other hand, it is also clear that university education has the most important role to establish a skillset and qualification for the graduates. In this context, the main of this study is to analyse the effects of skillset of university graduates on the ease of finding skilled employees. Main finding of the study is that ease finding of skilled employees increase, as the skillset of university graduates increases. For this reason, it is a critical policy to increase the quality of university education in order to improve skillset of human capital and sustainable economic development. It is concluded that university and industry collaboration is vital to design optimal academic and practical skillsets of the graduates and to determine how to achieve these targets.

Keywords

• Skillset,University Graduates,Skilled Employees

Üniversite Mezunlarının Beceri Düzeylerinin Niteliklik İşgücü Bulma Üzerindeki Etkileri

Öz

Rekabet düzeyinin yüksek olduğu dünya ekonomisi koşullarında,  hem firmalar hem de ülkeler için, nitelikli insan sermayesi bulmak rekabet edebilmek için büyük öneme sahiptir. Diğer yandan, üniversite eğitiminin mezunlar için beceriler ve nitelik kazandırma konusunda en önemli role sahip olduğu açıktır. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmanın amacı, üniversite mezunlarının beceri düzeylerinin, yetenekli işgücü bulma kolaylığı üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışmada ulaşılan temel sonuç, üniversite mezunlarının beceri düzeyi arttıkça, nitelikli personel bulma kolaylığının arttığı yönündedir. Bu nedenle, insan sermayesi becerisini ve sürdürülebilir ekonomik kalkınmayı geliştirmek için üniversite eğitiminin kalitesinin artırılması önemli bir politika olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Üniversite ve sanayi işbirliğinin, mezunların optimal akademik ve pratik becerilerini tasarlamak ve bu hedeflere nasıl ulaşılacağını belirlemek için hayati olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Beceri Seti,Üniversite Mezunları,Nitelikli İşgücü

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