DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING MODEL FOR ENHANCING CIVIL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES’ EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES OF JINAN, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA

As society's requirements for talent continue to increase, opportunities and challenges have been brought to the labor market, prompting the country's economy to adjust, transform, and optimize its economic development model and structure while developing rapidly. Technological innovation has become a general trend to promote economic development. The society has a huge demand for outstanding talents, especially high-end talents, and has high requirements for the comprehensive quality and ability of workers. This study explores the impact of personal factors and organizational factors on the employment skills of civil engineering students in private universities in Jinan. This study adopts a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Through a questionnaire survey, 335 civil engineering students were selected from four private universities in Shandong Province as the target sample. Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between key variables. The results show that (1) students' employment skills are significantly correlated with personal factors and organizational factors and (2) personal factors and organizational factors have a significant impact on teachers' teaching innovation ability. The results of this study provide important guidance for formulating strategies to improve the employment skills of civil engineering students in private universities in Jinan, China.