SUSU Universal Method for Assessing Employer Satisfaction with the Student and Graduate Qualifications Quality

AbstractThe article describes the method for assessing employer satisfaction with the graduate qualifications quality which is applied in SUSU (South Ural State University). The significance of the work is based on a long-term research on this subject. The key stages of monitoring as well as the calculation method for the main indicators such as “Importance”, “Skill” and “Quality assessment” are revealed. This method can be applied not only to students and graduates, but also to young specialists working in the enterprises after the university graduation. The article summarizes the results of the University collaborative study with the Regional Committee for assessment of the higher education quality at the Board of Rectors in the Ural Federal District by the example of the young specialist qualification “Architecture and Construction” in the South Ural State University. Based on the results of this work, the authors conclude that this method can be applied for determination of the quality indicators for different fields of activities