Competence acquisition and its relationship to employability. A case study

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Perez-Calderon Esteban

Abstract

The idea of employability is one of the pillars of the European Higher Education Area. The study sample consists of the questionnaires for assessment of competence acquisition by students of the University of Extremadura, Spain, specifically studying for the Bachelor's Degree in Business Management and Administration during the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15. Data analysis was carried out using factorial analysis and structural equations. The relationship between transversal and specific competences is demonstrated, also between transversal and general competences. The design of the curricula is adequate but the cooperation between internships coordinator and the degree's quality committee should be closer and actions should be proposed aimed at improving the results obtained. Universities’ own models for improving management should be complemented by others external reference such as the indicators supplied by business associations or by the
National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain.
Keywords: European Higher Education Area, employability, competences, skills, internships.

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Esteban, P.-C. (2017). Competence acquisition and its relationship to employability. A case study. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(1), 210–220. https://doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v3i1.1769
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