Key Skills for Chemistry Graduates of Iraqi Higher Education Institutions

Graduates of Iraqi Higher Education Institutions (IHEI’s) often find themselves inadequately prepared for their future employment as these institutions focus on providing their students with the subject knowledge and subject related skills only. With its wealth and natural resources especially the big oil reserve Iraq has, will make this country a good spot

for the world class companies in general and the chemical companies in particular to invest in. For chemistry graduates of this country to stand with a good chance of working for such companies, they'll need to have the right mix of skills, abilities and personal qualities in order to increase their chances of employability. The purpose of this paper, however, is to

suggest a system to (IHEI’s) to provide their chemistry graduates with the key skills that may need to make them more competent and well prepared to meet the requirements of world class chemical industries in order to increase their chances of employability. Other subject's departments can also benefit from this suggested system to develop the skills of their graduates.