You are invited to participate in a research study which will mainly designed to establish whether CBE/L, as implemented at CTS, had a significant impact on students gaining competencies that will enable them to perform required job entry tasks once they join a workplace, and if the level of competency that CTS graduates reached during their college studies has made a significant difference in workplaces’ acceptance of those graduates of CBE/L compared with the graduates of traditional education approach. In addition, this research will explore whether the engagement of different employers , such as major industrial and government bodies, in the development of curriculums and competencies was significant in improving the quality of the programs. I am a Doctoral program student at the University of the Pacific, Department of Education. this study is about the selection of the best practices in respect of education. You were selected as a possible participant in this study because your organization regularly employ graduates from the College of Technological Studies. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to answer the survey questions. There are no possible risk beyond those experienced in everyday life involved for participants. The benefit of this study is to enrich that Bank of Knowledge with a research that colleges can use as one of knowledge bases for their decision to implement Competency Based Education and learning or not. Any information that is obtained in connection with this study and that can be identified with you will remain confidential and will be disclosed only with your permission This is an online survey and there is no way of identifying the participants. Your participation is entirely voluntary and your decision whether or not to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. If you decide to participate, you are free to discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. If you have any questions about the research at any time, please call: Mohammad Alshaiji on +965-99041007 or Dr. Robert Calvert +1-916-903-8013. If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in a research project, please call the Human Subjects Protection Office/IRB, University of the Pacific 209-946-3903. You can print a copy of the consent since it will be available online. You consent is implied if you chose to continue by opening the link and participating in the survey.

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