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Abstract
The professional qualifications that students earned during their university careers were significant determinants of graduatesemployability. However, engineering education literature has suggested that the employability capability of engineering graduates does not meet the expectations of many modern local industries. This study aims to identify engineering program outcomes and the academic environment at the educational institute that contribute to the employability skills development of engineering students in Sri Lanka.Available literature was reviewed in order to identify engineering program outcomes and skills-improvement opportunities through engineering education programs. Also, the employability skills required for work as engineering employees in Sri Lanka were identified using related existing sources of secondary data. Accordingly, 14 major employability skills required for engineers and 3 main employability skills development factors during the life of the education institute were identified. Based on the literature reviews, a conceptual model was developed as the output for further exploration of the topic.
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Copyright © 2024 Herath H.M.A.D.K.. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
