Employment demand for civil engineers. Implications to curriculum improvement

Master's Thesis from the year 2022 in the subject Engineering - Civil Engineering, , course: Civil Engineering Education, language: English, abstract: This study was conducted to determine the employment demand for civil engineers and its implications to curriculum improvement. Specifically, this study aimed to know the profile of the civil engineer-respondents in terms of age, sex, eligibility, status of employment, number of trainings/seminars attended, number of years of experience, and highest educational attainment; to know the employment demand for civil engineers, who are UEP graduates, in terms of communication skills, computer skills, managerial skills, technical expertise, environmental awareness, linkages with other agencies and keeping abreast with new technologies as perceived by themselves and by their immediate supervisors.

The study also assessed the relationship between the profile of the civil engineer-respondents and their employment demand. The difference of the perceptions of the civil engineer-respondents and their immediate supervisors on employment demands were also looked into. This study employed descriptive-correlational method of research involving two groups of respondents, the 55 civil engineer-respondents and the 15 immediate supervisors. Three sets of questionnaire were utilized to gather information needed.