Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry
The aim of this research is to establish a set of employability indicators that capture the competency requirements and performance expectations that solar energy enterprises have of their employees. In the qualitative component of the study, 12 administrators and 32 engineers in the industry were i...
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| description | The aim of this research is to establish a set of employability indicators that capture the competency requirements and performance expectations that solar energy enterprises have of their employees. In the qualitative component of the study, 12 administrators and 32 engineers in the industry were interviewed, and meetings with focus groups were conducted to formulate a questionnaire for a survey of Taiwanese solar energy companies for the confirmation and prioritisation of the employability indicators. On the basis of the results of the quantitative component, an interpretational model relating competence, job performance, working attitude, and employability for solar corporation recruitment and training purposes as well as for school curricular development was developed. The interpretation model formulated effectively interprets the relationship between solar enterprises’ expectations and students’ employability. The research contributes a framework for the selection and cultivation of talent, as well as providing a basis for fundamental development of the solar engineering curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-88a1be16f60b492d82943ae9368aca512025-02-03T01:02:36ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/491353491353Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar IndustryChin-Guo Kuo0Chi-Cheng Chang1Chun-Cheng Huang2Department of Industrial Education, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 162, Sec. 1, Ho-Ping East Road, Taipei 106, TaiwanDepartment of Information Management, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, No. 300, Sec. 1, Wanshou Road, Guishan, Taoyuan County 333, TaiwanTaipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School, No. 29, Xingzhong Road, Taipei 115, TaiwanThe aim of this research is to establish a set of employability indicators that capture the competency requirements and performance expectations that solar energy enterprises have of their employees. In the qualitative component of the study, 12 administrators and 32 engineers in the industry were interviewed, and meetings with focus groups were conducted to formulate a questionnaire for a survey of Taiwanese solar energy companies for the confirmation and prioritisation of the employability indicators. On the basis of the results of the quantitative component, an interpretational model relating competence, job performance, working attitude, and employability for solar corporation recruitment and training purposes as well as for school curricular development was developed. The interpretation model formulated effectively interprets the relationship between solar enterprises’ expectations and students’ employability. The research contributes a framework for the selection and cultivation of talent, as well as providing a basis for fundamental development of the solar engineering curriculum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/491353 |
| spellingShingle | Chin-Guo Kuo Chi-Cheng Chang Chun-Cheng Huang Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry |
| title_full | Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry |
| title_fullStr | Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry |
| title_short | Constructing Employability Indicators for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Engineering Education for the Solar Industry |
| title_sort | constructing employability indicators for enhancing the effectiveness of engineering education for the solar industry |
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