The researcher being so much interested in this issue, intend to investigate the BSOA vis-?-vis business offices. The result of this research project will go a long way in determining the importance of the skill to the BSOA students and its position, in relation to other courses. The participants of the study were composed of 46 BSOA graduating students and 18 industry workers. The purpose of the study is to assess the level of skills proficiency among BSOA graduating students in terms of stenography skills, computer/typing skills, record management skills; written communication skills/business correspondence; To test if there is a significant relationship between the level of skills proficiency of BSOA and its extent of marketability; Based on the results of the study, what training plan may be proposed to further enhance the skills proficiency of BSOA students? The researcher used descriptive survey method in gathering and treating the data for this study. In the employment of this kind of research design, the researcher observed thoroughly the population frame of the study through careful definition and specific delimitation in order to set the precise parameter for answering the discreteness of its characteristics. Therefore, particular attention that will safeguard the data from the influence of bias by organizing and presenting them systematically so that valid and accurate conclusions had drawn as a basis for viable recommendations therein (Calmorin and Calmorin 2017). Purposive sampling technique was used. The questionnaire was employed to gather data. The frequency distribution, weighted mean, standard deviation. t- test paired two sample for means was employed.

business correspondence

stenography skills

marketability

skills proficiency

record management skills