Self-assessment of professional technical competence by postgraduate students in finance and accounting, case of Albania

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10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_34How to use a DOI?

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Professional competence; self-assessment of knowledge; postgraduate students in finance and accounting

Abstract

The primary skills required by the employers of the graduated students are: teamwork, technical skills, practical adaptation skills, negotiation skills, leadership, awareness of doing business, and other soft skills. Identification and self-assessment of professional competencies for students is challenging.

This study deals with the self-assessment of the level of professional competencies for postgraduate students in the technical disciplines related to the finance and accounting field in Albania. The study aims to identify three main dimensions of student knowledge that are attractive and absorbed by the labor market: technical knowledge of the field, critical thinking skills, and practical adaptation skills. To estimate these technical competencies, a survey is conducted for postgraduate students that attend studying a Master of Science in Finance or Accounting and Auditing at the Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana. According to official data (2022–2023 academic year), the population is 270 students (for two successive academic years), and the sample is 180. Proceeding with these data are used an econometric model with multi factors like linear regression with index-variables.

Students have great self-confidence in technical skills in theory (testified by their internship/training on the job or work), and they are also able to adapt to practice international financial reporting standards and different financial evaluations or financial modeling. On the other hand, they have low confidence in new financial technologies and their adaption in practice. Needed an enrichment of university curricula and their revision with a focus on digital finance and software applications.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Llesh Lleshaj
AU  - Alban Korbi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/29
TI  - Self-assessment of professional technical competence by postgraduate students in finance and accounting, case of Albania
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All (ICLEL 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 324
EP  - 332
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_34
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_34
ID  - Lleshaj2024
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