used to select the data for analysis. Section 4(Data analysis and discussion) presents the results of the study, including a comprehensiveanalysis of the applicants’ educational background and working experience, technicalknowledge, and soft skills. Section 5 (Conclusion and recommendations) summarizes the mainfindings of the study and provides recommendations for future research, along withhighlighting the implications of the research for the field. The findings are expected to guidetertiary engineering educators 1 on what needs to be incorporated into the curriculumframework, so that power system engineering students can be equipped with up-to-dateknowledge and skills that better prepare them for the industry.2 Literature review In the
which students gained international experiencenecessary for today’s software developers. In comparing perspectives from students who hadcompleted this software course in the traditional, instructor-lecture style versus the PBLapproach, the students in the latter cohort evaluated PBL to be more effective for deepknowledge and international-project experience (Olivares-Ceja et al., 2017).3. Methods3.1 Course StructureThe project-based-learning (PBL) course was designed to include minimal technical lecture bythe instructors. However, a core component of the course was a series of guest speakers whospoke about some of the “soft skills” relevant to international teamwork. Five teams ofapproximately four students each were formed using the CATME team