East Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (EAJMR)
Vol.2, No.4 2023: 1375-1386
1375
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DOI prefix: https://doi.org/10.55927/eajmr.v2i4.3739
ISSN-E: 2828-1519
https://journal.formosapublisher.org/index.php/eajmr
Demographic Profile, Employment Status, Competencies, Skills
and Values Acquired among Bachelor of Elementary Education
Graduates
Cenby Eppie G. Gaytos
1
, Sherralyn C. Lacay
2
, Eddie C. Manzano
3*
Eastern Samar State University Guiuan Campus
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
Corresponding Author: Eddie C. Manzano eddie.manzano@essu.edu.ph
A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T
Keywords: ESSU – Guiuan,
College of Education,
Bachelor of Elementary
Education, Tracer
study20162019,
Employability
Received : 05, February
Revised : 10, March
Accepted: 15, April
©2023 Gaytos, Lacay, Manzano:
This is an open-access article
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Atribusi 4.0
Internasional.
The College of Education at Eastern Samar State
University—Guiuan Campus seeks to cultivate
individuals who are globally competitive and
value-driven. The researchers initiated a tracer
study to evaluate the employability of elementary
school graduates from the classes of 2016 to 2019.
It also includes the values and abilities acquired
and developed during their university tenure. A
quantitative design and a descriptive survey were
employed to examine the demographic profile,
employment status, values, and skills that ESSU
Guiuan graduates developed and acquired during
their time there. The result of the study addresses
the weaknesses and strengths of the curriculum,
as well as its adequacy and the quality of the
education offered in relation to the competencies
required by local and global markets. Also, this
study shows that not all BEED program graduates
are LET passers but pursued to get graduate
degrees. In addition, the majority of graduates are
employed as temporary or contract workers, and
the majority of employed respondents work in
their respective communities. In addition, skills in
human relations and creativity received a high
mean score, which the respondents interpreted as
indicating a high level of acquisition, whereas
other skills and competence were moderately
acquired.