Skills and skills for employability of administration grades: the experience of a Brazilian university

Abstract

This study has as premise the relevance of the bachelors training of the Administration course with the competencies required by the organizations and the abilities to act in different models and organizational levels. It aims to present the perceptions of the graduates of a community university located in the Northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul and the employers of these graduates from the eight competencies cited in the curricular guidelines of the MEC. These eight competencies are typified by Fonseca et al. (2007) as transversal and technical, transversal competences are those that focus on individual and social development, and technical skills emphasize professional development. It is characterized as an applied, exploratory, descriptive and qualitative research. From the point of view of the technical procedures is a research of bibliographical, documentary and case study, culminating with the content analysis. The results show that, in the perception of the samples, the egress has difficulty in relating the theory to the practice and lack management experience, however, it is pointed out as positive factors: learning in the different organizational areas, participation in events, internships and training at a university well-regarded by the MEC. In this way, the challenge of the graduates' employability lies in integrating the theoretical knowledge of the classroom, the technical skill and behavior appropriate to the professional of the Administration that the organizations require.