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|a The increase in unemployment issue among graduates mismatch between skills and job are the main concerns of various people including the graduates themselves, parents, lecturers and curriculum developer. Therefore, this research is conducted to determine the matching between the fields of study with the current job and at the same time to determine the technical and employability skills which are important to be mastered among the graduates of Electrical Engineering in College Community. This research used the Modified Delphi Technique which involved seven experts and a survey on 103 employers in the electric and electronic industry, 162 graduates and 197 lecturers from Community College. Findings of the study reveal that the majority of electrical engineering graduates work in the field that match to their field of study. However, there are also graduates working in the field that does not match with their study field at the Community College. In addition, the findings also show that there are five main and important elements of technical skills that need to be mastered by graduates, which are basic skills, designing, installation, testing, and maintenance skills. As for employability skills, there are eight main and important elements of employability skills that need to be mastered by graduates, which are the skills of communication, creative and critical thinking, information management, teamwork and cooperation, self-management, professional ethics and morality, leadership and entrepreneurship. The findings suggest that improving the curriculum by including information from the industry as well as providing effective and committed teaching and learning activities by the lecturers are crucial in order to address the lack of technical and employability skills issue among graduates of Community College.
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