Teaching future skills for undergraduate university students and its effectiveness in developing future job skills to meet labor market requirements

Abstract

This study aimed at the inclusion of teaching 'skills for the future' in the bachelor programs at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia and its effectiveness in developing future job skills to meet labor market requirements. The study obtained an overview of the future skills that students should acquire and their effectiveness. The methodology used in this study was quasi-experimental and used a single-experimental group design. It also used a descriptive approach to identify the future skills that should be included in the bachelor program at Qassim University. The data collection method used in this study was a pre-test and post-test of future skills, implemented on the sample before and after teaching the 'skills for the future' module in the bachelor Shari'a program at Qassim University. It revealed statistically significant differences at specific levels between the mean scores of the students in the pre-test and post-test, with higher scores in the post-test. This study contributes to knowledge about the most important future skills to include in undergraduate programs, which would enable students to face future challenges.