https://doi.org/10.24552/00002196 ©青森県立保健大学
Aomori University of Health and Welfare Career Development Center Needs Assessment
Survey Overview and Implications for Undergraduate and Graduate School Education
（Career Development Center Needs Survey Report Ⅰ）
Harumi Kadohama1,2）, Shin Sato3）, Manabu Onishi2）
1）Faculty of Health Sciences, Aomori University of Health and Welfare
2）Career Development Center, Aomori University of Health and Welfare
3）Graduate School of Health Sciences, Aomori University of Health and Welfare
（Recieved March 28, 2022; Accepted June 27, 2022）
ABSTRACT
［Objective］To provide a basis for the improvement of the Career Development Center’s projects, the objectives, methods, and collection process of a needs assessment survey are presented, graduates’ competences and their
intention to enter postgraduate studies are analyzed and issues are explored.
［Methods］1. Survey period: February 2021 2. Survey subjects: 1,399 facilities in Aomori Prefecture that have
participated in our university’s projects 3. Survey method: Self-administered anonymous questionnaire by mail
4. Surveycontents:Questionnaire on career development issues 5. Analysis method: Simple tabulation of
quantitative data, and qualitative inductive method for qualitative data.
［Results］Out of the participating facilities, 371（26.5％）responded to the survey. Most of them were social
welfare and medical corporations, and half of them had less than 30 employees. 20％ of the institutions had
graduates, and the abilities for which more than 70％ of the respondents thought that graduates had were:
seriousness, liberal arts, professional knowledge, expressiveness（writing）, ethical attitude, self-learning
skills, and expressiveness（speaking）.Abilities garnering less than 50％ were resilience and leadership.
Only eight institutions had staff who had attended graduate school,and intention to go on to graduate school
was low.
［Conclusions］It was found that, among the four competencies outlined in the university’s diploma policy,
graduates had acquired “the ability to improve themselves” and “practical skills rooted in professional
knowledge”, but “creativity” and “integrated practical skills” are abilities that require lifelong learning, so it is
considered necessary to continue education after employment. Personal requirements for entry to postgraduate
studies,the content and learning methods, and the image of competences to be gained need to be better
promoted.
Key words: Aomori Prefecture, Career Development, Management of Teaching and Learning, Graduate
School Education