Analyzing the Employability Potential of Fresh Graduates of Architecture in India
Journal: Architecture Engineering and Science DOI: 10.32629/aes.v6i1.3763
Abstract
Architecture, which is considered a field that necessitates integrating diverse knowledge, including the arts, sciences, environmental awareness, and technology is getting increasingly diversified and demanding. In India, the issue of architecture fresh graduates' employment has taken on significant importance. Researchers have used the term ‘employability’ in the context of employment and the labor market for many years. Employability refers to the ability to work, particularly the acquisition of skills that increase a person's job opportunities. Architectural Institutions are working hard to make their students acquire employable skills; and advance their knowledge for better job opportunities. Looking at the greater market expectations and different employment functions, employers require a wide range of talents, from technical competence to soft skills. The purpose of the study was to explore the Employability Potential of Fresh Graduates of Architecture in India. To satisfy these rising workplace demands, employers today hire fresh graduate architects who are suitably prepared with essential employability skills. Lack of proficiency in employability skills by fresh graduates is considered a big challenge in today’s changing scenario. The pilot study was done by a quantitative method using a survey questionnaire. The questionnaires were taken through Google forms. The questionnaire was formulated on 5 points Likert scale. Data was gathered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). To increase the employability of fresh graduates in architecture, the study seeks to understand various researchers, employers, and graduates viewpoints on employability skills. The findings indicated that there is an importance on employability skills for the right career opportunities and architecture education can play a very vital role in improving the employability skills in the fresh graduates.
Keywords
employability, skills, architectural education, employers, fresh graduates. India
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