ABSTRACT
This study aims to obtain an overview of employers’ responses to chemistry education graduates to assess their competitiveness compared to others. The study was conducted on a chemistry distance education program with a sample of 36 employers. Data were obtained from a questionnaire about the past four years inquiring about employers’ satisfaction levels regarding certain skills required for the graduates as well as the perceived importance of those skills among employers. The questionnaire contained 29 rating-scale items and was content-validated by distance education experts. The results revealed that the majority of the items obtained high scores on satisfaction. However, ratings for their importance levels were still higher. The lowest score obtained is in English writing skills of X=3,36 and Y=3,77, while the highest is in calculation skills with X=4.27 and Y=4.55. Also, the quadrant analysis demonstrates that the time management item obtained a low score for satisfaction and high score for importance. This particular item is therefore the highest priority for improvement.
