Employers' desired employability skills in pre-service teacher graduates: a case study of Kyambogo University, Uganda

dc.contributor.authorKakooza, Abdulaziz
dc.contributor.authorKaahwa, Maria Goretti
dc.contributor.authorOwino, Philip
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-31T07:48:37Z
dc.date.available2025-03-31T07:48:37Z
dc.date.issued2025
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dc.description.abstractThe study explored the key employability skills sought by employers of graduate teachers in Uganda, examining how these competencies can be integrated more effectively into pre-service teacher training programs. Guided by an interpretivist philosophical orientation, this qualitative single-case study was conducted at Kyambogo University. Purposive sampling included 2 heads of department, 8 lecturers, 22 final-year pre-service teacher trainees, and 8 head teachers from both public and private secondary schools. Data collection encompassed key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Thematic analysis was used to derive key themes. Trustworthiness was reinforced through peer debriefing, triangulation, and member checking. Findings revealed that employers consistently emphasized a set of ten core employability skills communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, leadership, emotional intelligence, adaptability, problem-solving, time management, and self-sufficiency. These competencies were deemed vital for newly hired teachers to manage dynamic classroom environments, innovate within resource constraints, and contribute effectively to school communities. The study recommended that pre-service teacher training programmes should systematically embed these employability skills and assess them through practical experiences and mentorship. Stakeholders, including policymakers and educational leaders, must also offer institutional support such as professional development and structured collaborative opportunities to foster ongoing skill enhancement.
dc.identifier.citationKakooza, A., Kaahwa, M. G. & Owino, P. (2025). Employers' desired employability skills in pre-service teacher graduates: a case study of Kyambogo University, Uganda. Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, 9(1), 503 – 510. https://doi.org/10.59765/l4783bva.
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.jriiejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/JRIIE-9-1-041.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/2255
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education
dc.subjectEmployability skills
dc.subjectHigher education institutions
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectPre-service teacher training programme
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleEmployers' desired employability skills in pre-service teacher graduates: a case study of Kyambogo University, Uganda
dc.typeArticle

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