Oman- Only 48 of new graduates are employed: Higher education survey
(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat-
The Ministry of Higher Education's (MoHE)
graduate Survey 2015 on employment status and the link between graduates' skills and the job market shows that less than half were employed after passing out.
questionnaire included responses from graduates from the 2009-10 and 2012-13 batches. Of the around 18000 graduates who participated 12551 completed the questionnaires. Findings show that only 47.7 per cent of the participating graduates were employed. Nearly half of these landed their first job opportunity in the first six months. The average duration taken to get the first job was reported to be four to six months.