Abstract:
The increasing graduate unemployment rate in Ghana is a matter of concern not only to government
but also to stakeholders in education. In an era of globalisation, the issue has culminated in discourses
about curriculum planning and alignment. Using a concurrent mixed method, the study purposely
focused on exploring graduate competences as a labour market mechanism for curriculum alignment.
In this regard, 63 participants comprising alumni, Human Resource Managers and lecturers were
sampled using multiple procedures. In the end, the study showed that employers’ highly ranked
integrated curriculum and their responses favoured an amalgamation of education and practical
training tailored to promote organisational growth. A significant difference was found between
responses of lecturers and alumni regarding their preference for graduate competences as the basis for
curriculum alignment. The study finally advocated, among other things, for competency-based
curriculum philosophy as the underpinning variable to underlie Business Education curriculum in Ghana.
