Exploratory Factor Analysis: Competence Development in Employability Skills Among Business Graduates of Vocational Colleges in Malaysia

Abstract

This article discusses the exploratory data analysis on factors for competence development in employability skills among business graduates of a vocational college. This study was conducted to attest the validity and reliability of a research instrument designed for data collection. The instrument comprises of 25 items to collect data from 237 business graduates of a vocational college. The questionnaire was constructed by the researchers to collect online data via Google form. The collected data was analysed through the use of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) method in order to classify, clarify and explain the factors and instructional structures of the research items. The EFA results scientifically discerned two influential factors for competence development in employability skills, namely, involvement and supportive competency developments. The findings indicate that the questions are accurate to measure competence development in employability skills among graduates of business vocational college, thereby suggesting that these questions can be used to collect data for the main study.