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THE TRACER STUDY ON THE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF THE BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT GRADUATES OF S.Y. 2019 – 2020
IN BATANES STATE COLLEGE

A Research Study Presented to

The Faculty of the Hospitality and Tourism Management

Department

Batanes State College

Basco, Batanes

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

by

Simon Kristian S. Lechuga

Ralph Esteban
Erlyn A. Vargas
Joyce Anne Cantor
Lolita Angelica Maala

January 2023
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CERTIFICATION

This Research entitled “The Tracer Study on the Employment

Outcomes of the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

Graduates of S.Y. 2019 – 2020 in Batanes State College” has been

prepared and submitted by SIMON KRISTIAN S. LECHUGA, RALPH

FRANCIS ESTEBAN, ERLYN VARGAS, JOYCE ANNE CANTOR AND LOLITA

ANGELICA MAALA in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management has been

examined and is recommended for acceptance and approval for ORAL

EXAMINATION.

MS. ROMINA KATRINA C. BAYARAS

Research Adviser
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APPROVAL SHEET

Approved by the Panel for Oral Defense on

_______________________________________ with a

rating of _______________.

MS. MA NIAM KARLA P. DELOS SANTOS MR. ROLANDO L. PALATTAO

Member Member

WILLIAM JO SE M. BILLIOTE

Chairman

Accepted the approval as a partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in

Hospitality Management.

MRS. DOREEN C. CASTILLO

Research Teacher
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ABSTRACT

Title: The Tracer Study on the Employment Outcomes of the

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

Graduates of S.Y. 2019 – 2020 in Batanes State

College

Researcher: Simon Kristian S. Lechuga

Ralph Francis Esteban

Erlyn Vargas

Joyce Anne Cantor

Lolita Angelica Maala

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

Year: 2023

Adviser: Ms. Romina Katrina C. Bayaras

The researchers conducted this study to assess the

employment outcomes of the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality

Management Graduates of S.Y. 2019 – 2020 in Batanes State College

and provide information on how the institution helped them to

develop their competencies and to assess impact from training in

terms of job opportunities. Moreover, the researchers wanted to

identify the qualities of teaching, learning, study conditions

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and provision and elements of employment and work from the

evaluations of the graduates for future references in the

development of the curriculum. The researchers were able to

consult 17 out of 24 graduates. The researchers used the

descriptive method and total population sampling to come up with

an interpretation. The duration of the study is from September

2022 to January 2023, covering the province of Batanes as a

location.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

In this study, the researchers have put forth effort.

However, it would not have been feasible without the cooperation

and assistance of a significant number of people who took part

and provided essential aid in the preparation and completion of

this study.

The researchers would want to extend their heartfelt

gratitude to every one of them. They would like to convey their

heartfelt gratitude to their Research Teacher Mrs. Doreen C.

Castillo and their Research Adviser Ms. Romina Katrina C. Bayaras

for allowing them to conduct this research and for their undying

support and counsel. Furthermore, they would like to thank their

parents for inspiring them and providing financial assistance, as

well as their friends who are always willing to assist them with

their study. And to their English grammarian who reviewed and

went through all the pages of this study to check for errors and

grammars. Lastly, to their responders, who were asked to share

their information for this study.

Above all, they are grateful to our Almighty God for being

their constant strength and guide, as well as for providing them

with the right knowledge that allowed them to work and give it

their best.
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DEDICATION

This endeavor is devoted to their special loved ones who

taught them the enjoyment of acquiring knowledge and the

overcoming the challenges of life where you can learn life’s most

critical lesson from experience.

To their teachers, who gave them yearning for fresh

information.

To their dearest parents, who gave them love, understanding,

patience and compassion which is the greatest gift of their

lives.

To their friends who have pushed and inspired them to aim

high, to conduct the research whole-heartedly and have always

been their source of encouragement and enlightenment.

SKL

RFE

EAV

JAC

LAM
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Page

Title page ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i

Certification …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ii
Approval sheet ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii
Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iv
Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… vi
Dedication ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I The Problem and Its Background
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Conceptual Framework of the Study ………………………………………………………………………… 4
Statement of the Problem ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Significance of the Study ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Scope and Limitation of the Study ………………………………………………………………………… 9
Definition of Terms …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
II Review of Related Literature and Studies
Foreign Literature ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12
Foreign Study …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
Local Literature …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
Local Study ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22
Justification of the Study ………………………………………………………………………………………… 29
III Research Methodology
Research Design ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32
Locale of the Study …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32
Population and Sampling ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 33
Research Instruments ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34
Data Gathering Procedure ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 35
Statistical Treatment of Data ………………………………………………………………………………… 36
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IV Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data

Sub-problem No. 1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40
Sub-problem No. 2 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 48
V Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations
Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 74
Conclusions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 83
Recommendations ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 84
BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 88
APPENDICES
A. Letter of Permission to Conduct the Study …………………………………… 95
B. Letter of Request for a List of S.Y.
2019 – 2020 BSHM Graduates …………………………………………………………………………… 96
C. Letter of Request for a List of S.Y. 2019 -
2020 BSHM Graduates’ E-mail Address …………………………………………………… 97
D. Letter to Respondents ………………………………………………………………………………………… 98
E. Letter of Request for a Copy of the BSC Tracer
Study Questionnaire or any Related Documents …………………………… 99
F. List of S.Y. 2019 – 2020 BSHM Graduates ……………………………………… 100
G. List of S.Y. 2019 – 2020 BSHM Graduates’
E-mail Address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 101
H. Letter of Instrument Validation …………………………………………………………… 102
I. Survey Questionnaires ……………………………………………………………………………………… 103
J. Documentation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 111
CURRICULUM VITAE ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 115
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LIST OF TABLES
Tables
1. Distribution of Respondents by Sex ……………………………………………………… 37
2. Distribution of Respondents by Age ……………………………………………………… 38
3. Distribution of Respondents by Civil Status ……………………………… 38
4. Distribution of Respondents by Location ………………………………………… 39
5. Employment Status of the Respondents ………………………………………………… 40
6. The Time the Respondents Started Their
First Job After Graduation …………………………………………………………………………… 41
7. Duration of the Respondents’ Search for
their First Job ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43
8. Successful Methods of Finding a Job …………………………………………………… 44
9. The Respondents Reason(s) for not Searching
For Employment …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 46
10. Respondents’ Current Employment Status ………………………………………… 48
11. The Respondents’ Opportunities After Graduation ………………… 49
12. Number of Jobs by the Respondents Altogether
Since Graduation …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50
13. Reasons of the Respondents for Obtaining More
than 2 Jobs ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 51
14. Respondents’ Work Hours Per Week ………………………………………………………… 53
15. Permanent Employment Status of the Respondents …………………… 54
16. Duration of the Current Job of the Respondents …………………… 55
17. Place of Work of the Employed Respondents ………………………………… 56
18. Nature of the Current Employer of the Respondents …………… 57
19. Economic Sector of the Respondents’ Employer ………………………… 58
20. Respondents’ Monthly Gross Salary ……………………………………………………… 62
21. Evaluation Results of the Graduates regarding the
Quality of Teaching and Learning of the Institution ……… 64
22. Evaluation Results of the Graduates Regarding the
Quality of Study Conditions and Provisions of the
Institution ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 67
23. Evaluation Results of the Respondents Regarding the
Study Elements Related to Employment and Work of the
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Institution ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 71
24. Employment Status of the Respondents After Graduation … 74
25. Current Employment Status of the Respondents ………………………… 76
26. Evaluation Results of the Respondents in the Quality
Of Teaching and Learning of the Institution …………………………… 78
27. Evaluation Results of the Respondents in the Quality
Of Study Conditions and Provisions of the Institution … 79
28. Evaluation Results of the Respondents in the Elements
Related to Study Employment and Work of the
Institution ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 80
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 – Conceptual Framework of the Study …………………………………………… 5
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LIST OF GRAPHS
Graph 1. Experience of the Respondents in the Quality
of Teaching and Learning of the Institution. ………………… 63
Graph 2. Experience of the Respondents in the Quality
of Study Conditions and Provision of the
Institution. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 66
Graph 3. Experience of the Respondents on the Study Elements
Related to Employment and Work. …………………………………………………… 70