Abstract
The study investigated undergraduates' ratings
of 2lst century transferable competences necessary for their career development
as well as their current proficiency level in the competences. Three hundred
and forty-six final year students (2014/2015 session) drawn in clusters from
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Business/Management
inclined disciplines in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike and
Abia State University Uturu were used for the study. The study adopted a
descriptive survey design. The Undergraduates' 21st Century Transferable
Competences Scale (U2IS) consisting of 18 Like rt-type items was used for data
collection. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the survey. Mean
and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test
was used to test the hypotheses. Results of the study showed that University
undergraduates unanimously agree that they require 2lst century competencies
for their initial employment and that their proficiency level in several
transferable competences necessary for their career development is deficient.
The result also showed that significant differences did not exist between
undergraduates of STEM-inclined and Business/Management-inclined disciplines in
their ratings of 21st century competences required for their initial employment
as well as between male and female undergraduates. Based on the findings of the
study, it is recommended that universities update their curriculum to include
activities that will ensure their graduates are properly equipped with
competences needed for their career development. Keywords - Career development,
transferable competences, Undergraduates, 21st Century
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