Estudio de la demanda ocupacional, actividades y competencias laborales de los profesionales en Gestión Ambiental en parte del sector institucional y empresarial ecuatoriano

Abstract

The present is a study that identifies the occupational demand, main activities and labor competencies of the Graduates in Environmental Management in a part of the Ecuadorian institutional and business sector. The information generated, will allow the University to have a reference, to improve and update the academic pénsum of the program of Degree in Environmental Management, which will benefit the students when receiving a pertinent education and of high quality, so that they are professionals with the competences Necessary and can perform successfully in the labor field. We worked on two levels of information, the first empirical-concrete and the second theoretical. In the first case, the information was obtained by applying a sample survey and for the second case a number of related bibliographic sources were used on educational, environmental and labor issues. In the results, the professional in the environmental area determines the generic and professional competencies required by the productive sectors, in addition to the functional areas in which they operate, the shortcomings they present in their training and the factors of recruitment and labor demand.