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Employment Array of Bachelor of Science in

Criminology Graduates in Nueva Ecija University
of Science and Technology
Januaryn Jose B. Aydinan
Faculty Member, College of Criminology, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology–Sumacab Campus

Abstract— In this modern world where contemporary educators are now dwelling in an ever-changing domain of
corporate trends, innovations, transformation and improvements, it is, therefore, substantial to identify whether the
programs offered by our academic institution can adapt to these moving developments. This objective can be
achieved by following and tracing the arrays of our graduates. This study delved at tracing the graduates of
Bachelor of Science in Criminology of Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology for Academic Year 2015–
2016. In order to provide adequate and reliable information for the evaluation of the study, the descriptive method
of research was used by the researcher to facilitate the gathering of information on the traceability of the
abovementioned graduates. Results have shown that the majority of the graduates were male which means that the
program is a male-dominated program. Furthermore, it was found out that at the present time, the majority of the
graduates were employed under permanent status. It is also good to note that majority of the respondents were able
to serve the country under their purpose due to the fact that majority of the criminology graduates were connected
to different law enforcement agencies like the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology. It was also discovered that the majority of the respondents were able to get hired
within six months after graduation. It can be concluded that the skills they have acquired from the college are
relevant to their present job since these agencies found the need to hire them. It is recommended that the college
should continue to make interventions in order to upkeep the performance of their graduates not just in the board
exam but also in getting a better opportunity after passing the board exam and that is through improvement of the
curriculum to make it more relevant for the better future of the graduates in order to achieve full employment of
their products. The Alumni and Placement Services of the university should also intercede and help the graduates of
the university in general and the College of Criminology in specific to give assistance to the graduates in terms of
proper job placement and employment to minimize underemployment of its graduates.
Keywords— criminology, employment array, graduates, job placement.

I. INTRODUCTION students enrolled in 112 State Universities and Colleges, 78

Studying in the Far Eastern countries just like the Philippines Local Universities and Colleges, and appositely accredited
is very much important since it is considered as the primary technical–vocation education and training programs [2]. The
portal for the social and economic mobility of the country. reason behind the launching of this particular endeavour is
Realizing this facts, the Commission on Higher Education that they value learning and the opportunity to use education
(CHED) is tasked to government’s obligation to as an avenue for economic improvement including
transformational leadership that puts education as the main development.
strategy for investing in the Filipinos, declining poverty, and According to authors in [3],“the value of tertiary education is
creating national competitiveness that shall promote, among measured in its function to open doors to the graduates for
others, relevant and quality education which is reachable to future application and the creation of their sustainable career
all [1]. path. The program undertaken by students during college
As evidence, beginning the academic year 2018–2019, the does not only develop their capabilities; but also prepares
administration undertakes the payment of tuition fees of them to be competitive citizens and with dignity”.

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Students go to colleges and finish a bachelor's degree with The fact that Nueva Ecija University of Science and
the objective of being hired in a job and to have a better Technology offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminology, it
living. The College of Criminology which offers the course shows that it renders preparedness for students wanting to
Bachelor of Science in Criminology that is a four–year have a stint in the criminology profession. To monitor its
degree program in the Philippines is mainly concerned with performance and the relevance of its curriculum, the college
the nature of crimes and criminals. This is also one of the regularly conducts graduates tracer studies like this.
programs being offered at Nueva Ecija University of Science By having this sort of data, the Bachelor of Science in
and Technology and as the university aims to produce Criminology in particular and the whole college can reveal
graduates who are equipped with expertise and discipline that the success of its educational efforts pertaining to its
can be employed locally and globally. They use different graduates, the labor market, and employersby making
tactics to achieve this objective of the university that is accurate decisions given available information [10].
mainly anchored to its vision and mission. Strategically, the institution can identify areas for growth and
In order to become adaptive, they continuously improved development in the context of quality assurance and the
their curriculum content and delivery through hiring and provision of relevant preparation and training. Any possible
training competent professors, equipping with advance deficits in its program offerings specifically in the program
instructional facilities, delivering applicable student support related to administration, content, delivery and relevance can
systems, and cultivating a culture of quality and excellence. be ascertained and further improved.
Through these collaborative exertions, it is hoped that they
would result to high–quality Criminologists and provide II. METHODOLOGY
alumni with better employment [4]. This study utilized the descriptive research method. In order
One form of the empirical study is a Graduate tracer study to provide adequate and reliable information for the
that can congruously provide pertinent data for evaluating the evaluation of the study, the descriptive method of research
results of the education and training of a specific institution was used by the researcher to facilitate the gathering of
of higher education [5] like Nueva Ecija University of information on the traceability of Bachelor of Science in
Science and Technology. According to [6], “it can gather Criminology graduates of Nueva Ecija University of Science
essential information with regards to the employment profile and Technology for the A.Y. 2015–2016. The study used the
of graduates, their undergraduate experience”, “the first and descriptive method of research in an attempt to trace the
current jobs of graduates and the relevance of their employment status, type of employment and length of time
educational background and skills required in their job” [7]. between the respondent–graduates’ graduation and first
Graduate tracer study can also collect data on the relevance employment. According to [11], “descriptive research is
of the curriculum [8] and graduates’ level of satisfaction with concerned with conditions, practices, structures, differences
their preparation academically [9]. or relationships that exist, opinions held, processes that are
Furthermore, tracer study is an important means of going on or trends that are evidently useful in presenting
evaluating the outcome of the education and training given facts concerning the nature and the status of everything. The
by the college to their students. This provides basic respondents of the study who were chosen purposively [12]
information about the totality of graduates, number of were the 99 graduates of Bachelor of Science in Criminology
employed, number of permanently employed, number of at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology. The
employed in a related field, number of employed in non– questionnaire which was an excerpt from the standard Tracer
related field, number of graduates who got employed within Study Questionnaire of the Commission on Higher Education
six months after graduation and number of graduates who got was the main instrument used by the researcher in conducting
employed more than six months after graduation. The results this study. Frequency and percentage were used to conduct
that will be deduced would suggest whether there was a the tracer study. The information and data gathered by the
mismatch between the provided education and trainings by researcher were organized, tabulated and collated for better
the college and the requirements of the workplace. It is analysis and interpretation.
sought that these results will function as a basis in revising
the course curriculum in the future, if needed [1].

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III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Table.1: Demographic Profile of the Bachelor of Science in Criminology Graduates for A.Y. 2015–2016
Sex f %
Male 76 76.77
Female 23 23.23
Total 99 100.00
Employment Status Male Female Total
f % f % f %
Employed 41 59.42 16 53.33 57 57.58
Unemployed 28 40.58 14 46.67 42 42.42
Total 69 100.00 30 100.00 99 100.00
Male Female Total
f % f % f %
Permanent 27 65.85 14 87.50 41 71.93
Non–permanent 14 34.15 2 12.50 16 28.07
Total 41 100.00 16 100.00 57 100.00
Type of Employment Male Female Total
f % f % f %
Related 30 73.17 9 56.25 39 68.42
Unrelated 11 26.83 7 43.75 18 31.58
Total 41 100.00 16 100.00 57 100.00
Length of Time between Male Female Total
Graduation and f % f % f %
First Employment
Six months and below 25 60.98 12 75.00 37 64.91
More than six months 16 39.02 4 25.00 20 35.09
Total 41 100.00 16 100.00 57 100.00

It can be gleaned from the table above that the majority of Moreover, the table above shows that among the 99
the graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Criminology graduate–respondents, 57 or 57.58% were employed and 42
for the A.Y. 2015–2016 were male. It can be seen from the or 42.42% were unemployed based on the results of the
figure that there were 76 or 76.77% male graduates and only survey. In general, it can be distinguished that there is a
23 or 23.23% female graduates. A few studies have higher percentage of employed graduates over the
examined Criminology and Criminal Justice majors’ unemployed ones. This only signifies that there is an
perceptions of the programs. The author in [13] found a opportunity for employment in the criminology course
significant relationship between students’ gender and their especially nowadays that there is an increasing demand for
perceptions about the Criminology course and he found out security-related jobs like policemen, military, jail men and
that male students were significantly more likely to choose firemen in the country and this course is high in demand
the program favorably than female students. This is because especially for those graduates who passed the board exam.
the criminology course is often characterized as a masculine Likewise, the data above revealed that among the 57
program that only implies that the BS Criminology program graduate–respondents, there were 41 or 71.93% who were in
is a male-dominated degree. permanent status and only 16 or 28.07% were in non–
permanent status or those who were on a contractual basis.

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To go deeper with the reasons, it has been discovered that only means that the skills they have acquired from the
those who passed the board examination were most likely to college are relevant to their present job that these agencies
be permanent in their current job and those who were not found the need to hire them.
lucky enough to pass the board exam were only hired on a
contractual basis. Furthermore, the unavailability of plantilla V. RECOMMENDATION
position in the agency could also be the reason why there On the basis of the findings and conclusion, it is
were some criminologists who were still in a non–permanent recommended that the college should continue to trace their
basis status. graduates to update their employment status and determine
As shown in the table above, out of the total number of 57 what specific actions can be taken by the Administrators,
employed graduate–respondents, it can be noticed that 39 or College Dean and Faculty Members to further improve the
68.42% were employed in the related field and only 18 or curriculum and make it more relevant for the better future of
31.58% were employed in the unrelated field. It is a privilege the graduates. The Alumni and Placement Services of the
that majority of the respondents were able to take advantage university should also intervene and help the graduates of the
the opportunity to serve the country under their purpose. It is university in general and the College of Criminology in
a fact that criminology graduates usually joins different law specific to give assistance to the graduates in terms of proper
enforcement agencies like the Philippine National Police, job placement and employment to minimize
Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management underemployment of its graduates. Also, the significant
and Penology in order for them to apply the knowledge they findings of this study have provided valuable information for
have acquired in their four years in college plus the different administrators and curriculum planners to enhance policies
trainings they have went through to be expert in the field of and pedagogies [14] relating to Criminology instruction.
criminology. However, there were few who did not get lucky
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