Abstract

ARAUJO, FERNANDA RIBEIRO DE et al. SELF-ASSESSMENT OF GENERIC COMPETENCES IN GRADUATES OF A BRAZILIAN INTERDISCIPLINARY BACHELOR'S DEGREE. Educ. rev. [online]. 2022, vol.38, e234741.  Epub May 01, 2022. ISSN 1982-6621.  https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-4698234741.

Professional competences represent a combination of attributes (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that describe to how extent the person may perform them. In general, the professional competences are classified as specific (directly related to the professional activities), and generic (interchangeable with multiple life functions and tasks). This paper analyses the development of generic competences by graduate students of Interdisciplinary Baccalaureate in Sea Science, at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. One hundred and eighty graduating between 2015 and 2018 answered an online survey. Among the 19 generic self-valued competences, Ability to work as a team and Ethical commitment got the highest scores. Motivation for work, Ability to apply knowledge to practice, and Motivation to achieve goals got the lowest scores. The alumni who were working pointed out that Ethical commitment, Responsibility at work, and Teamwork as the most relevant competences for the labor market. Basic knowledge of the profession, Ability to apply knowledge to practice, and Motivation for work were valued as less important. There were discrepancies in the competences scores attributed to development along the university course and demanded by the labor market. Such discrepancies indicate a mismatch between the competence development at the university and the request of the professional market.

Keywords : Generic competences; graduate; interdisciplinary undergraduate course; sea science and technology; employability.

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