Tracer Study of the Teacher Education Graduates

Abstract

Tracking the teacher education graduates provides empirical data on the employment profile and competencies of the graduates. This study was conducted to provide data on the employment and competencies of teacher education graduates in 2014-2017 and to determine the relevance of the program’s curriculum since this is the first in the campus. Using descriptive survey, a Commission on Higher Education’s standardized tracer study questionnaire was answered by 79 purposely selected respondents who majored in any of the teacher education programs, namely Physical Science, Mathematics, and Fishery Technology from October to December 2018. Frequency counts, percentage, ranking and mean were used. Results revealed that majority of the total number of respondents are single professionals working in the government with regular or permanent status. Most of the respondents majored in Mathematics and most Licensure Examination for Teachers passers are from this program. Some of the respondents landed on their first job in less than a month with a gross monthly earning ranging from Ᵽ 5,000.00 to less than Ᵽ 10,000.00. Most stay in their job for salaries and benefits and most respondents claim that their job is relevant to the program they took up in the university and they find their learned communication skills to be very useful at work. Teacher education students should be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge for they contribute to the success of graduates in taking the licensure examination leading towards a stable and secure employment.
Keywords: Tracer study, Teacher education