Graduate Employability Programme (GEP)

Research undertaken has showed that unemployment of graduates is an issue that is worrying, not only locally but it is a global issue. Statistic from 2015 clearly shows that among unemployed youth 23% was from those who have tertiary education. And out of 405,000 graduates with tertiary education, 15.3% is unemployed.

According to the statistics from EPU, 161,000 graduates were unemployed in 2015 out of 400,000 unemployment in Malaysia. And among all the graduates, those who are with Bachelor degree are having the highest percentage of unemployment.

Based on survey, it was found out that there were mismatch between the education that the graduates received and the current demand of the employers. Employers keep on mentioning about the quality of graduates that has been produced by universities is not sufficient and could not keep up with the current environment that is constantly changing.

Soft-skills has been identified as the missing element in our graduates. Employers demanding that graduates need to be able to communicate better especially in english to meet international demand, possess creativity and problem solving skills, as well as ability to work without supervision. At the end of the day, skills that are needed are the one that can help the organisation to accomplish business goal and to get ahead.

Understanding these issue, this programme was designed to meet the demand of employment and to close the gap between the graduates ability and the current needs of the employment market. This programme is aimed to help graduates to be more competitive in the market and able to contribute better to the organization at the same time able to help to boost the economy.

Objectives:

Some of the objectives of this programmes are:

To improve communication skills and relationships with superiors, coworkers and subordinates
Develop the ability to work in a team and increase team engagement
Enhance creative and analytical thinking skills
Increase the adaptability in organization by understanding organizational culture and values
Transforming graduates into value-driven professionals
Boost their confidence and personality by professional grooming and etiquette