Tracer Study: University of Bohol, Bachelor in Elementary Education, 2009-2012

Abstract

Alumni tracer study is one of the best measures of how graduates benefit from the programs and courses they completed to become successful professionals and worthy members of society. The study used a descriptive, purposive method with the aid of a survey questionnaire to trace the Bachelor of Elementary Education graduates of the University of Bohol. Results showed that the majority were employed related to their degree completed, and the majority, of the graduate respondents, found most of the subjects offered very useful. For personal skills, interpersonal, intellectual, and specific skill areas, the respondents rated all items as Extremely Important, as to their importance to career success, they rated the same items as Very Good as to the extent that they possessed such skills. The findings of this study aspired to provide insights for the stakeholders within and outside the university in refining all the more their development agenda to increase decent and productive employment and job opportunities for graduates.