Curriculum adequacy and relevance, skills and competence, and employability of the graduates of master of arts in education major in filipino program

The performance of the graduates reflects the quality of the institution where they graduated. This descriptive research was conducted to trace the graduates of Master of Arts in Education major in Filipino of the Isabela State University from 2016 to 2020. A purposive sampling was used to identify the participants of the study. The study was participated by young, married, female, government and permanent teachers who have high job satisfaction. The study revealed that the graduates assess all areas of the program to be very relevant and important. In addition, employment skills and competence are assessed to be very high by the respondents. Moreover, the respondents revealed that they have lower competence in the areas of leadership or managerial skills, entrepreneurial skills and extension skills. Hence, focus on the development of these competencies should be given priority.