Effectiveness of Professional Skills Development Program (PSDP) on Job-seeker skills in terms of different Skill seminars, department and gender

Abstract

Tendency of building a knowledge -based society and existing demands of employers generate a need for highly educated workers with diverse skills and competencies applicable in the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to measure effectiveness of Professional Skills Development Program and the extent to which employers perceive the difference of hard and soft skills and their importance for success in the twenty-first century workforce. In this report, the skill of the job seeker, different kinds of hard skills and soft skills are identified and discussed. For the analysis of the data and finding research result, several statistical tests have been conducted. The dependent variable is “Effectiveness of PSDP” and other independent variables are Course Procedure & Materials, Trainers Effectiveness, Attending PSDP Program and Outcome of PSDP. After statistical test, it has been found that the education and service provided by the Professional Skill Development Program is satisfactory to the students though some lacking was found and some recommendations have been made for those lacking.