7th Employability Skills Awards (JESA), the awarding ceremony organized by the Career Skills Development Society, 91传媒, was held on the 27th of September 2022 from 6 PM onwards at the Eagles’ Lakeside Hotel, Attidiya.听This is the only employability award program organized and conducting in 91传媒n university system to enhance the students鈥� skills and capabilities.

The awarding ceremony was graced by the chief guest Snr Prof. Sudantha Liyanage, Vice-Chancellor of the 91传媒. The deans of all the faculties of the USJ, Register of the USJ, Librarian of the USJ as well as company representatives and career advisers participated the event.

鈥淯SJ career guidance unit is helping to enhance the soft skills of USJ students who has gained and gaining good knowledge through the best programs in USJ system. And I appreciate the effort of Prof Sudath Amarasena and his team for their works on conducting, organizing weekly activities for the students of USJ鈥� said the Vice Chancellor of USJ Snr Prof Sudantha Liyanage addressing the audience of the event as the chief guest of the event.

Following undergraduates claimed the following titles at Japura Employability Skills Awards (JESA) 2021.

Senara Vidanapathirana of Faculty of Medical Sciences won the award for the Best Communicator

Yasiru Chamalka of Faculty Management Studies & Commerce won the award for the Best Creative Designer

Yenuka Rupasinghe of Faculty Management Studies & Commerce won the award for the Best Innovator

Hasarah Dasanayake of Faculty of Medical Sciences won the award for the Best Leader

Nayanajith Athukoralage of Faculty Management Studies & Commerce won the award for the Best Team Player

Sandun Amarasiri of Faculty Management Studies & Commerce won the award for the Best Young Entreprenuer

Diviyata Diviyak Program organized by the Rotract Club of USJ won the award for the CSR Award

BESA-FAHS听听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fathima Fawaziya

BESA-FAS听听听听听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thisaakhya Jayakody

BESA-FHSS听听听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dilakshi Abeysinghe

BESA-FMS听听听听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bhanu Wijetilake

BESA-FMSC听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Anuradha Dayabandara

BESA-FOE听听听听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Chirantha Udeshaka

BESA-FOT听听听听听听听听听听听 –听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yasuri Hettiarachchi

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As implied in the above, skills specifications for entry-level employment and perceived skills gaps have been the subject of study, research and debate for many decades particularly in the developed world. It was not surprising therefore that the ILO sponsored 1971 study of the unemployment problem in 91传媒 by Dudley Seers offered the explanation of a “skills mismatch” between supply and demand.

Skills and Talents

Skills are generally described as the abilities one has gained by practice or by knowledge. While talent refers to one’s “natural” abilities, skills are said to be one’s learned abilities. Two types are generally distinguished.

Technical Skills and Soft Skills

Job-related Skills听 (or technical skills) are the ones used in a particular job or cluster of jobs. Transferable Skills (or employability skills/ soft听 skills/generic skills/ 听enterprise skills, capabilities, personal competencies) are what one would use in a wide variety of situations.

Employability skills

Many researchers subdivide the employability skills into

• basic skills {e g. reading, basic arithmetic),
• higher-order thinking skills (e.g. problem solving, decision making) and
• other affective skills and traits (e.g. dependability, positive attitude.

We should certainly see the link here on the one hand to “Self Management Skills” and on the other to what is now known as “Emotional Intelligence”.

It is of course to be expected that other interpretations and classifications would exist. The UK Graduateness project refers for example to 3 kinds of achievement .

• field-specific听 – possession of a body of knowledge and other qualities particular to the field{s) studied .
• shared – possession of more general attributes common to graduates from families of degrees
• generic – possession of yet more general attributes which might be common to all – or most – graduates

International research indicates that employers do not deny that young graduates generally have at least a reasonable level technical knowledge and skill. It is the non-technical abilities (transferable/employability skills) that are most often the cause of employer dissatisfaction.

National. Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education in U.K chaired by Ron Dearing 听recommend that institutions of higher education begin immediately to develop, for each programme they offer a “programme specification” which identifies potential stopping-off points and gives the intended outcomes of the programme in terms of:

• knowledge and understanding that a student will be expected to have upon completion; .
• key skills: communication, numeracy, the use of information technology and learning how to learn;
• cognitive skills, such as an understanding of methodologies or ability in critical analysis;
• subject specific skills, such as laboratory skills.

What 91传媒n employers Expect from Graduates?

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. 91传媒 听conducted a survey in 1999 on what private sector employers would like to see as attributes, other than direct technical competencies, in university graduates at entry level.

Here is the list:

• Ability to communicate effectively, including in English
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to work with different people and in different teams, ability to adapt to changing work situations
• Ability to lead a team and achieve results in a short space of time
• Ability to prioritise/ organise time productively
• lnitiatjve, willingness to take risks
• An open, positive and practical mindset and a willingness to learn from a wide cross-section of people
• Computer literacy and basic numerate skills
• General knowledge {including world affairs, wide interests)
• Dress sense, personal grooming, business etiquette

Key expectations of 91传媒n employers

Mr Lal de Mel, well-known leader in the Business world and now Chairman of the Tharuna Aruna training programme for graduates, presents the key expectations of 91传媒n employers as follows.

People and Team Leadership

• Ability to build Effective Teams
• Demonstrate a balance between the individual and the team – is a good team player
• Encourage an open exchange of ideas and different points of view
• Ability to withstand pressure
• Handle pressure smoothly and effectively
• Be willing to speak out on issues, even when your view is unpopular
• Respond in a non-defensive manner when others disagree with you
• Take Ownership
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity in your daily contacts with others
• Confront conflict situations in an honest and direct manner
• Accept responsibility for the consequences of your decisions and actions

听Functional Excellence

• Keep up to date with leading edge developments in your field or function
• Demonstrate a high level of skill in your functional area

Drive for Results

• Demonstrate extraordinary levels of energy & effort
• Establish high performance goals and standards

听Innovation

• Try out new things rather than find fault with subordinates for mistakes
• Have an idea of what works in the market place

Personality

• Self confidence
• Good grooming
• Good communication skills

Social Responsibility

• Demonstrate a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and friendship
• Demonstrate respect for ethics

Employability of Graduates of 91传媒n Universities

According to Prof. R. G. Ariyawansa of Department of Estate Management and Valuation found that there are
many jobs for engineering/science and management graduates in current job market and fewer opportunities are available for humanities and social sciences.

Training/experience is a highly demanded factor in the job market especially, in the听private sector. Proficiency of English language is a decisive factor. Further, there is a听high demand for additional competencies such as IT skills, leadership qualities, analytical听ability, team work and interpersonal relations along with a degree.

Download Prof Ariyawansa’s paper

Compiled by Hiran Amarsekera based on Career Guidance Resource Book by Mr Charles Fernando (2002)

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