Abstract:
The competence of university students is a key issue. Due to the situation on
the labour market, it is necessary to respond already in the university education of
future young professionals. The aim of each educational institution is to have highquality
graduates who are on the job market and able to adapt to the current situation.
The aim of the paper is to identify a new approach in the education of young
professionals based on identification of key competencies. In total, 586 questionnaires
were evaluated. The research began in February 2017. The first phase was conducted
through controlled interviews with 19 student groups. In total, there were 148
respondents in qualitative research. The quantitative research followed in April 2017
and ended in January 2018. The key competences identified were ranked according to
their importance from the student’s point of view, and in the article the author dealt
with those that the respondents identified as most important for the preparation of
their next vocation. These are communication skills, knowledge of foreign languages,
creativity, responsibility, teamwork, flexibility, punctuality and work under stress.
Three research hypotheses have been identified. Hypotheses were verified using the
Two-sample t-Test statistic for equal means.
