Determining Skillsets for Sustainable Employability in Manufacturing Industry of Bangladesh
Keywords:
Sustainable employability, Interpersonal skills, Decision-making skill, Leadership skills, Individualistic skills, Professional etiquette skills, Life-long learning skills, Analytical skills, High-tech skillsAbstract
From an industrial perspective, the post-COVID era has evolved, necessitating the possession of modern, technologically advanced, and intelligence-driven skills. Therefore, this study strives to develop a scale for employability skillsets that are sustainable and will aid job seekers in adjusting to their "new-normal" life following the COVID-19. A total of 51 skills are categorized under 8 skillsets. The mixed mode of data collection, such as off-line and on-line was employed in this study. The quantitative approach is employed and Excel, SPSS, and structural equation modeling (SEM) based confirmatory factor analysis is done for analyzing and proposing the scale. This study addresses that gap by conceptualizing a new scale specifically designed to assess an individual's employability within the remolded job market shaped by recent global disruptions of COVID-19. The results showed that the proposed skills explained the graduate’s employability firmly. In this direction, these skills are likely to benefit both job seekers and employers in responding to their needs respectively.
