Job market surveys, training needs assessment and tracer studies for SUA undergraduate programmes.

Abstract

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) through the FOCAL (Future Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Learning) Programme in 2005 commissioned studies to survey job markets, assess training needs and conduct tracer studies in relation to the current and future employment opportunities. The aim was to provide SUA with evidence of the required labour market demands hence training needs in terms of methods, contents and skills required. In order to facilitate the exercise, thirteen degree programmes were grouped into five agricultural and natural resources fields (clusters). Four firms were assigned consultancy works in the five clusters. These firms were: i) K-Rep Advisory Services (Cluster No. I), ii) Agrisystems (EA) Ltd (Cluster No.2), iii) Development Associates Ltd (Cluster No.3 & 4) and iv) Afrozone Ltd (Clusters No 5).