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An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates in the Gujrat-Sialkot-Gujranwala industrial cluster, Pakistan:

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  • Mirza, Faisal Mehmood
  • Jaffri, Atif Ali
  • Hashmi, Muhammad Saim

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The objective of this study is to examine different assessments of employers and students about job skills leading to differences defined as skill, employability, and perception gaps based on surveys of 100 industrial employers and 151 final year students from 6 universities and postgraduate colleges in the Gujrat-Sialkot-Gujranwala industrial cluster. Factor analysis grouped 24 specific skills into the three interpretable categories: communication and business specific skills, core employability skills, and professional skills. The results suggest gaps in all three respects for each of the skill categories.

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  • Mirza, Faisal Mehmood & Jaffri, Atif Ali & Hashmi, Muhammad Saim, 2014. "An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates in the Gujrat-Sialkot-Gujranwala industrial cluster, Pakistan:," PSSP working papers 17, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:psspwp:17
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    1. Sara Siddique & Ali Ahsan & Neda Azizi & Omid Haass, 2022. "Students’ Workplace Readiness: Assessment and Skill-Building for Graduate Employability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-15, February.
    2. Sadia Deep & Berhannudin Mohd Salleh & Hussain Othman, 2016. "Exploring the Role of Problem-Based Learning in Developing Conflict Resolving and other Soft Skills - A Quasi-Experimental Study," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 6(4), pages 738-748.
    3. Sadia Deep & Berhannudin Mohd Salleh & Hussain Othman, 2016. "Exploring the Role of Problem-Based Learning in Developing Conflict Resolving and other Soft Skills - A Quasi-Experimental Study," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 6(4), pages 738-748.

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