Employability and unemployment continue to be urgent issues that graduates faced daily in 21st Century employment market. Graduates from various local or overseas Institutions of Higher Education face increased competition for limited employment opportunities. Technical or academic qualification is no longer the only requirement needed to secure employment. Graduates require to have value-added to compete in the job market. Nowadays, human social skills turn out to become one of the vital prerequisite and an essential requirement needed by the industry. Hence, coaching is seen as a crucial value-added to enhance graduate employability. This study was designed to determine the potential of the Diploma in National Human Development Coaching to be implemented as a value-added program for graduates. In collecting qualitative data, the study was conducted through document analysis and interview involving five trained coaches at selected sites in Sabah and Sarawak. In-depth interviews were conducted to get their views on the appropriateness of Competency Unit, Competency Profile Component in National Occupational Skill Standard that is assessed based on their experiences. The interviews were audio-taped, verbatim transcribed, analyzed, and imported into Atlas.ti software for data processing. The findings indicated the potential for the implementation of this program for graduates as an added value in enhancing their skills for employment market of the 21st century.
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