Track: Engineering Education

Abstract

This paper focuses on the achievement of program educational objectives (PEO) and graduate tracer study of industrial engineering (IE), engineering management (EMG), and service engineering and management (SEM) programs of a higher education institution (HEI) in the Philippines. The graduate tracer study covered the employment history and profile, skills and competencies, and career advancement endeavors of the graduates of the HEI. Using various descriptive statistics tools and analysis of variance (ANOVA), the skills, competencies, and values of the graduates were identified and compared. Results revealed that the university was able to provide the graduates with the necessary skills and competencies needed for professional practice and the graduates were highly employable in a wide range of industries, not only in manufacturing but also in other sectors. The study also verified that the university's teaching practices and methodologies were helpful in developing the graduates’ work-related values and character. The graduates have also satisfactorily achieved the PEOs of the various programs which signified the graduates’ high employability attribute.