Employment Status of BS Industrial Technology Graduates of Guimaras State College

Abstract

This study ascertained the employment status of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT) graduates of Guimaras State College (GSC) for SY 2003–2008. The respondents of the study were the BSIT graduates of GSC from SY 2003–2008, majors in Automotive Electricity, Electronics, Machine Shop, Food Trades, and Garments. The study made use of a descriptive research design. The researchers prepared a questionnaire that was used in data collection. There were eighty-two (82) actual respondents, or 81.19% of the total 101 graduates of BSIT of GSC from SY 2003 to 2008. Results showed that more than the majority of the BSIT students enrolled in BS Industrial Technology courses were male, young, and single. Graduates are not keen on pursuing further studies to improve their craft, but those who pursued did it for professional development and job promotion. The majority of the graduates of BSIT for the last six years were employed. Having no job opportunities for the graduates ranked first as the reason for being unemployed, followed by health-related reasons and not looking for a job. Regular or permanent tenure status in their present job got the highest percentage among the employed graduates, followed by casual and contractual, and minimal self-employed and temporary. Salaries and benefits are the first reasons of the graduates in accepting the job, changing, or staying in the job. The common positions during first jobs of the graduates were rank and file.