If you are a graduate from the University of Nairobi (UoN) or Kenyatta University (KU), chances to get a job are higher, a new survey indicates.
Research by CPS International found out that Kenyan employers would mostly go for graduates from these two institutions.
The report of the study titled “The State of Graduate Employability in Kenya” released on Thursday was conducted across 67 universities and 50 organizations was conducted between November 2019 and January 2020.
In the study, UoN ranked high in terms of employability rate with 38 percent while Kenyatta University came in second with 30 percent.
Moi University got (30 percent), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology (JKUAT) 19, Egerton (18), Maseno (18) and Technical University at 10 per cent.
For private universities, Mt Kenya University topped the list at 18%, United States International University-Africa (USIU) at 6%, Strathmore (5.8) and Aga Khan at 4.8 percent.
“For every 10 jobs available, eight are likely to be taken up by public university graduates, especially those from the University of Nairobi, while the other two will likely go to private institutions like Mt Kenya,” the report stated.
Business and economics studies, engineering, ICT, social and behavioural sciences, humanities and medical science graduates were the most sought after.
Of Kenya’s employed graduates, 47 percent of the, took business and economics, engineering (11), medical courses (8.9), ICT and natural sciences (6.7) art and design (4.4) and humanities and others 2 percent.
Employers said work experience was the most crucial aspect the looked at as well as ICT knowledge, ability to work as a team, communication skills and good decision-making.