Employment Status of the College of Business Administration and Accountancy Degree Program Graduates, Batches 1993-1997

Abstract

The research was conducted to identify current employment of the graduates ofthe College ofBusiness Administration and Accountancy (CBAA) of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Vigan, Ilocos Sr. The study covered 392 graduatesfrom 1993-1997 of the following degreeprograms: BSBA-Accounting, Banking and Finance, Cooperative Management, Entrepreneurship, Management, and Management Accounting. Findings showed that majority of the graduates were employed for one year and below in different instutiors (private sector, government
institution, banking institution, and cooperatives) and most of them occupied rank andfile positions. Some of them had ventured into their own businesswhile some ofthem went abroadwithHongKong, Taiwan and Singapore as popular destinations. A significant number of graduates remained unemployed Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were formulated: 1) the college should frequently and continuously upgrade and update the curricula of the different programs, integrating the latest trends and developments in the industries; 2) the college must also carefully evaluate the degree programs if they are still relevant to the needs of the different industries; and 3) a supply and demand study must be conducted as a follow-up to find out what businesses and industries would be willing to absorb the CBAA graduates. Such study would then identify what programs needed upgrading in order to meet the human resource requirements of the different industries.