Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant Professor of Foundations of Education College of Education, King Faisal University Department of Education and Psychology
Abstract
The study aimed to identify the philosophical dimensions of the job competencies of female graduates of humanities in the light of university education's goals, and to determine the skills of the twenty-first century and the needs of the labor market. The study aimed as well to reveal the reality of these skills in university education's curricula in humanities' departments at King Faisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and benefit from them in formulating procedures proposed to upgrade the job competencies of female graduates in the light of the needs of the labor market. A descriptive analytical method was used in the study where the study sample consisted of 250 graduates. After a survey of relevant studies, researches and references, a questionnaire was built to identify and apply the skills of the twenty-first century. After analyzing the data, the results of the study resulted of the most acquired skills in the skills of the twenty-first century which obtained high relative weight values ranging between 75.4% to 87.8% in behavioral, vocational and technological skills; the study attributed it to the Kingdom's policy, which is reflected on the school curricula, its applications and linking cognitive competencies to practical experience to achieve the goals of the university in its human departments.
The sub-skills which are presented in the following got an average response ranged between 2.99% - 2.85% 1) social skills (writing - effective communication), 2) functional skills (following and adopting new procedures), 3) administrative skills (time management - strategic planning), 4) technological skills (technical management), and 5) academic skills (critical and creative thinking). The sub-skills that got the lowest response averages ranged between 1.92% - 2.82% are presented in the following 1) social skills (conducting interviews, holding seminars), 2) vocational skills (initiative), 3) administrative skills (crisis management, project management, meeting and committee management, assignment of tasks, negotiation, delegation, and persuasion), 4) academic skills (foreign language) and 5) technological skills(digital methods in learning and development); the study referred this result to the stereotyping of procedures, plans and curricula in light of the requirements of changing employment environments. This was followed by the formulation of the proposed procedures to upgrade the job competencies of future female graduates to develop their skills and increase their expertise to reach the level of job sufficiency that qualifies them for the labor market which include objectives, foundations, and components (legislative and executive), and the obstacles of implementing these procedures. The study recommended the establishment of the Career Guidance and Career Support Center, which works to build companies in cooperation with the leading institutions in the governmental and private sectors and with community institutions in order to find the best options for developing the competencies of the university female graduates to ensure that they get the best job opportunities that achieve their professional aspirations and are consistent with their tendencies.
It also recommended designing educational reform strategies that include improving the quality of teaching and training that includes mental, cognitive, vocational and skillful skills, and setting a new framework for colleges in light of the Kingdom's 2030 vision.
It also recommended the formulation of a strategy based on the requirements of the labor market that includes training in leadership, administrative, academic (critical and creative thinking, and the English language) and technological skills, and conducting inter-studies between more than one discipline to confront job volatility to meet its requirements, and work to develop disciplines in the light of the requirements of development plans In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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