Designing The Graduate Employability Framework in Malaysian Higher Education Using ‎The Nominal Group Technique (NGT)‎

Roslizawati binti Taib; Benny Thomas Vivian; Intan Nazuha binti Abdullah; Aiman Nabihah binti Hisshamuddin; Ramlan Mustapha\u200e 3, Law Mei Yui

doi:10.14419/zx1qzf53

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Designing The Graduate Employability Framework in Malaysian Higher Education Using ‎The Nominal Group Technique (NGT)‎

Authors:

Roslizawati binti Taib | Benny Thomas Vivian | Intan Nazuha binti Abdullah | Aiman Nabihah binti Hisshamuddin | Ramlan Mustapha\u200e 3, Law Mei Yui

Publisher:

Science Publishing Corporation

Journal:

International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol.14 Issue 8, pp.616-625

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001387654

pISSN:

2227-5053

DOI:

10.14419/zx1qzf53

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Abstract:

 Graduates' ability to secure a job has been regarded as a significant indicator of the efficacy ‎of a higher education institution. Given that Malaysia's higher education system is unique, ‎this research aims to develop a graduate employability model using the Nominal Group ‎Technique (NGT), as it is specifically tailored to Malaysia's context. Collaboration between ‎universities, workplaces, and governments aimed to achieve a common understanding. This ‎research aims to address five core issues related to basic emotional intelligence and soft ‎skills, including expert agreement on the constituent elements of the framework to be ‎designed, comparative models of employability across different countries, and the ‎interconnections among the skills in question. Social awareness and empathy, self-control of ‎emotions, self-improvement, moral communication, and moral values, which are essential in ‎preparing graduates for the workforce, are the five highest-ranked and most important areas ‎resolved by consensus among the five NGT experts. This study demonstrates that NGT can develop more relevant research frameworks, particularly those that combine ‎the emotional, social, and ethical aspects of graduate development. The approach aligns ‎with the Malaysia Education Blueprint for Higher Education (2015-2025) and the ‎Graduate Employability Strategic Plan (MOHE, 2021), calling for universities to more ‎strategically align their teaching and other exploratory activities with emergent graduate ‎employability. This article contributes to the theorisation of employability by locating the ‎Malaysian education system in an employer's model of employability, while at the same ‎time providing practical ways of improving graduate success and meeting educational aims‎.

Article Details

Designing The Graduate Employability Framework in Malaysian Higher Education Using ‎The Nominal Group Technique (NGT)‎

Authors:

Roslizawati binti Taib | Benny Thomas Vivian | Intan Nazuha binti Abdullah | Aiman Nabihah binti Hisshamuddin | Ramlan Mustapha\u200e 3, Law Mei Yui

Publisher:

Science Publishing Corporation

Journal:

International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol.14 Issue 8, pp.616-625

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001387654

pISSN:

2227-5053

DOI:

10.14419/zx1qzf53

Graduate Employability

Nominal Group Technique (NGT)

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

\u200eSoft Skills

Higher Education

Malaysia

Issues

Article Details

Designing The Graduate Employability Framework in Malaysian Higher Education Using ‎The Nominal Group Technique (NGT)‎

Authors: Roslizawati binti Taib | Benny Thomas Vivian | Intan Nazuha binti Abdullah | Aiman Nabihah binti Hisshamuddin | Ramlan Mustapha\u200e 3, Law Mei Yui

Publisher: Science Publishing Corporation

Journal: International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol.14 Issue 8, pp.616-625

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001387654

pISSN: 2227-5053

DOI: 10.14419/zx1qzf53

Graduate Employability

Nominal Group Technique (NGT)

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

\u200eSoft Skills

Higher Education

Malaysia

Issues

Authors:

Roslizawati binti Taib | Benny Thomas Vivian | Intan Nazuha binti Abdullah | Aiman Nabihah binti Hisshamuddin | Ramlan Mustapha\u200e 3, Law Mei Yui

Publisher:

Science Publishing Corporation

Journal:

International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol.14 Issue 8, pp.616-625

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001387654

pISSN:

2227-5053

DOI:

10.14419/zx1qzf53