Análisis De Competencias De La Ingeniería Forestal: Un Estudio De Caso Con Los Egresados De La Universidad Distrital Francisco José De Caldas

Abstract

At the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDFJC) is offer the undergraduate program calling forest engineering, in the country currently isn’t any study that talk about forest engineering competencies, for that reason we propose this descriptive study to evaluate generic and specific competencies property, in relation to work demands. This study was made with UDFJC graduates, to identify current and missing competencies, we used three methods: Survey, BEI Interview (Behavioural Events Interview) and job matrix. The survey was made to graduates (between 2013 and 2015) through limesurvey platform, 103 persons answered it; the BEI was made to 40 graduates (between 2013 and 2015), where the person told about three success events and three failures events in laboral life, finally we get thought the job offers of three virtual platforms (Forestales trabajando, Bolsa de empleo Ingenieros Forestales y El Empleo.com),were obtained 533 offers between 2013 and 2016. The graduates referenced, majority, that 41.2% of generic competencies was acquired and use them, in addition 47.1 % told that they did not acquire and use them; the graduates in greater proportion, referenced that they acquired and use five of the six specific competences of the curricular project. A greater frequency of generic and specific competencies was reported in successful cases, but 72.2% generic and 20.7% specific competences should be reinforced. With regard to the experience required in the job offers, it was evidenced that 13.9% requested knowledge in geographical information systems and 13.7% in measurements and inventories. Comparing the competencies identified in the successes and the requirements in the job offers, it is observed that the graduates of Forest Engineering of the UDFJC, in general terms, are trained to respond to the job demands of an increasingly globalized world, although they are due seek strategies to strengthen some competences, mostly generic.