Employability Skills, Employee Engagement, And Job Performance At Suame Municipal Assembly

Abstract

Employability skills are a set of essential qualities and abilities that go beyond technical knowledge and are essential for building positive work relationships, collaborating on projects, and directing the complexities of the modern workplace. The study examined the relationship between employability skills and job performance of staff at Suame municipal assembly, the mediating effect of employee engagement. This research employed a quantitative research methodology. Again, descriptive and explanatory research designs were used to explain the findings. The research used human capital theory and two-factor theory. In addition, sample size of 144 staff members were used using random sampling technique, and the data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The research findings showed that the relationship between employability skills and job performance is statistically insignificant; hence, employees’ skills did not affect their performance at Suame municipal assembly. Again, it was found that employability skills have a statistical relationship with employee engagement. This study also found employee engagement has a significant effect on job performance. Finally, study’s results show employee engagement mediates the relationship between employability skills and job performance indirectly. This study recommends that the management of the Suame municipal assembly explore alternative factors (job satisfaction and leadership quality) that could potentially impact job performance. Again, this study recommends that the management of the Suame municipal assembly make a radical shift and transformation to intensify the level of engagement they offer to employees.