Mahtab Pouratashi
Abstract
One of the most important concerns of agricultural students is their employment. This paperaims to study agricultural students' employability and focused on three questions: students'competency for employment, university strengths and promoting methods. Participants were 21Ph. D. students in agriculture ...
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One of the most important concerns of agricultural students is their employment. This paperaims to study agricultural students' employability and focused on three questions: students'competency for employment, university strengths and promoting methods. Participants were 21Ph. D. students in agriculture and Interview used for data collection. The findings showed thatthe most important skill was CV writing and team working, respectively. University strengthsincluded three categories: human resources, facilities, and support. In addition, the methods forpromoting employability skills of agricultural students were categorized in three main groups:education, interactions, and services. In addition, the subcategories included: content of thecourse, the quality of education, knowledge and learning, personal communication,organizational communication, counseling, cultural, and support. Based on the findings,organizing workshops and proper implementing of apprenticeship were recommended.
