Attainment of The Program's Educational Objectives (PEO) among Community College Students in The Field of Civil Engineering & Built Environment as Semi-Skilled Workers

Abstract

Program Educational Objectives (PEO) are required for every academic program to describe and represent the program's objectives. Outcome-based education (OBE) requires that PEOs be enhanced in an integrated manner with the involvement of stakeholders to address the demands and requirements of the programme in response to current obstacles and challenges. Furthermore, required is a link between the updated PEOs and the objectives of the Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik & Kolej Komuniti (JPPKK). Each redesigned program must create several PEOs statements that refer to the five clusters of Malaysian Qualification Framework 2.0 (MQF 2.0) learning outcomes and an MQF 2.0 level descriptor. Analyzing PEOs accomplishments to determine whether they were met or not depends on the department's Key Performance Indicator (KPI). To evaluate community college graduates' contributions to society and industry within four to five years of graduation, this study measures PEO's achievement of community college graduates in the field of construction. In this study, questionnaires are used in a survey design using a quantitative approach. A simple random sample method was used to choose 356 graduates from three civil engineering & built environment study programs that were available in Kolej Komuniti, Malaysia. The three PEOs that have been established are mentioned in the questionnaire item. The findings for PEO1, PEO2, and PEO3's successes in producing knowledgeable, skilled workers and entrepreneurs in the construction industry are discussed in this research article. The study's data findings demonstrate that all of its objectives were met, with a mean score above the KPI target of 3.80 and a high degree of program objective attainment measurement. The results of this study have implications for improving the quality of study programs available to fulfill the needs of the global labour market and cutting-edge technology, according to respondents who submit comments. This paper deserves consideration because it is a pilot research project for community colleges looking at graduate achievement within the specified time frame. Additional research can be conducted using the educational goals of other programmes to observe graduates holistically in accordance with their vision and mission, particularly those of Kolej Komuniti, Malaysia.