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On-the-job training provides the venue for developing special manipulative skills for engineering students. If it is integrated in the Engineering curriculum, the gap between theory and practice could be minimized or discarded. The competencies required for OJT are computer skills, technical skills, managerial skills, communication skills, and other skills like getting true design assignments; the preferred number of hours for engineering OJT is 240 hours and should be offered during the summer , and the preferred sequence of activities for engineering OJT are 1) one-day orientation on all the skills/competencies needed for engineering OJT; 2) deep orientation on communication and other skills for four days; 3) computer skills in one week; 4) technical skills in 1 week; 5) managerial skills in one week; and 6) integration of all the competencies in 2 weeks. All the above-mentioned competencies should be strictly observed and implemented. In effect, the students could be developed and become competitive and productive. Indeed, engineers are the key players in national development and global economy.Keywords: Engineering curriculum, on-the-job training , competencies and employment, Vigan City, Philippines

This study was conducted to find out the demands of globalization on engineers as perceived by UNP Engineering graduates. Specifically, it aimed to describe the profile of the respondents in terms of year graduated, eligibility, employment, training/seminars attended, and work experience; identify the demand of globalization on engineers; and show the relationship between their profile and the perceived demands of globalization on engineers. This study employed the descriptive survey design. Data were gathered by the use of questionnaire and an interview schedule. Frequency count and percentages were used to describe the profile of the respondents. Mean and chi-square test were used to determine the relationship between the respondents profile and the perceived demands of globalization on engineers. The results of this study revealed that most of the respondents have no other eligibility except for the engineering licensure examination; almost all of them work in the country both in the government and in the private sector; most of them have worked for more than seven years; and majority of the respondents have att ended training/seminars in the country. The respondents perceived that professional engineers who are the key players in the global market place must be engaged with competencies such as communication skills, computer skills, managerial skills, technical and construction expertise, environmental awareness, linkages with other agencies, internationalized engineering curriculum, faculty competencies, and information on new technology so as to be able to compete with their global counterparts. Regardless of their present profi le, these competencies strongly contribute to the opportunities and challenges and help engineers meet the demands of the job particularly in the delivery of excellent services, quality products and goods and the development of human resources to become globally competitive engineers. Keywords - globalization, engineering graduates, engineering curriculum