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Employability in Asia
UNESCO Bangkok
Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN ASIA

GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN ASIA

GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN ASIA

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Published by UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building 920 Sukhumvit Road, Prakanong, Klongtoey Bangkok 10110, Thailand

© UNESCO 2012 All rights reserved

ISBN: 978-92-9223-395-2(Electronic Version)

The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The authors are responsible for the choice and the presentation of the facts contained in this book and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. UNESCO Bangkok is committed to widely disseminating information and to this end welcomes enquiries for reprints, adaptations, republishing or translating this or other publications. Please contact ikm.bgk@unesco.org for further information.

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GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY IN ASIA

Contents
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Employability of graduates in Asia: an overview of case studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Graduate employability in Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Employability of graduates in Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Employability of graduates in the Philippines . . . .


References: Source: NSO Labour Force Survey, January 2009 The Philippines’ unemployment rate is the second-highest among the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member countries, with Indonesia registering the highest at 8.4 percent (Adriano, 2009) Source: NSO Labour Force Survey, 2004 More recent figures reinforce this gloomy picture Table 6: Youth unemployment by age group, 2007-2009 (in thousands) Age 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 30 Total Source: NSO Labour Force Survey, 2009 2007 496 839 577 1,912 2008 517 872 593 1,982 January 2009 480 924 648 2,052 Employability of graduates In insecure environments characterized by high unemployment, the concept of employability emerges as a crucial contributor to career success (Fugate et al., 2004)
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