PERCEPTIONS OF SELECTED EMPLOYERS ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF GRADUATES

Employers’ feedback about the job performance of the alumni attests to the quality of graduates that the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) produce. The main purpose of this study was to describe the performance of the employed Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) graduates based on the perceptions of the selected employers using the mixed method of quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The employers were represented by the school heads as authorities having direct supervision over the target alumni for evaluation. Quantitative responses were analyzed using percentage, weighted mean, T-test, and ANOVA, while the MAXQDA software tool was utilized for the qualitative data. The school heads are mostly female, belonged to an average age of 48, are from private schools, and the majority are school principals. Most of the employed alumni belonged to the 22 to 25 age group, female, single, and from BEEd General Education. The employers gave a rating of outstanding performance to the alumni teachers in terms of personal qualities, professional skills, and instructional competence. Moreover, they viewed the alumni as committed, obedient, willing to learn, and possessing instructional competencies. No significant difference is found in the performances of the alumni when they were grouped according to the employer’s profile except in the type of school. The sex and age of the alumni have shown significantly different in their job performance and partially significant in the area of specialization.