21 research outputs found
Pelaksanaan pengajaran teknologi kejuruteraan di sekolah menengah akademik zon selatan Semenanjung Malaysia
No full textNew academia learning innovation: introducing the job creation program for undergraduate students in University Teknologi Malaysia
No full textEmployment core abilities skills among trainees with physical disabilities in special vocational institutions
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Aligning TVET Curriculum with Fourth Industrial Revolution Skills for the Food Services Industry: A Mixed Methods Approach
No full textThis paper studies factors influencing skills acquisition when using Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies in a Food Services working environment. The scope of this study is at dine-in restaurants in four Malaysian states representing the Northern, Central, and Southern zones. A pragmatic paradigm and mixed methods approach were applied in the research design allowing the supplementing of data between the qualitative and quantitative phases. The sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was applied allowing input from the interview’s thematic analysis to provide context to the survey instrument’s development. This approach Input was gathered from different sample groups such as restaurant managers (9 interview participants), restaurant workers (93 survey respondents), and skills development collaborators (19 survey respondents). The data were analysed through thematic analysis, PLS-SEM, and the Fuzzy Delphi Method. Thematic analysis interpreted interview data, PLS-SEM identified relationships among factors, and the Fuzzy Delphi Method captured expert consensus on 4IR skills. Findings revealed that the significant factors for skills acquisition when using 4IR technologies are Compatibility, Trialability, Social Systems, and Relative Advantage, based on the Diffusion of Innovation theory. These factors were then aligned with the Technological-Organizational-Environmental theory’s framework to guide the integration of 4IR skills into the current TVET curriculum
An appraisal of technical skills possessed by technical college auto-mechanics graduates in Nigeria
No full textThe study was aimed at identifying the level of technical skills possessed by technical college automotive graduates in Auto-Electrical system maintenance and the factors influencing the level of technical skills possessed in auto electrical maintenance. A total of 56 auto-mechanics technical college graduates that are working in Bauchi and Gombe states and their 42 supervisors served as the respondents of the research. Auto-Electrical task cluster from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) modular curriculum was used in developing the instrument for data collection (questionnaire). A test-re-test was used in determining the reliability of the instrument and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to compute the reliability coefficient. The instrument had a reliability index of 0.72. Mean was used to answer the research questions and t-test statistics were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant levels. The findings of the study revealed that: technical college auto mechanic graduates exhibited low level of technical skills in auto-electrical maintenance. The use of outdated teaching and learning facilities, teacher’s competency, mismatch between curriculum content and needs of industry are the major factors affecting the acquisition of technical skills in auto-electrical system maintenance among auto-mechanics students. It was recommended that real or prototype of modern automobile and up to date equipment and learning facilities should be made available for teaching students in technical colleges, refresher courses be organized for auto mechanic teachers regularly in the auto mobile industry to update their technical skills, Curriculum of auto-mechanics trade should be reviewed on regular basis to reflect the need of the industries and the school learning environment should be a replica of working environment
Employment Core Abilities Skills among Trainees with Physical Disabilities in Malaysia
No full textAbstractThis research was conducted to identify the Employment Core Abilities Skills (ECAS) among the Trainees with Physical Disabilities (TPD) in special vocational training institutions and sheltered workshops in Malaysia. The quantitative survey method using researcher made questionnaire adapted from Moraine Park Technical College Core Abilities Skills were used to measure the ECAS in the dimensions of work, communication, learning, cooperation, responsibility, self value and thinking skill. A purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents, and 155 trainees participated in this survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and measurement modelling (MM) analysis using AMOS 16 to identify the core skills that are important to ECAS. The study shows that the level of ECAS among TPDs is high, and the MM analysis found that six out of seven core skills have an impact on the TPDs. The “work cooperatively” component was found not so important to ECAS compared to other components of skills. This research proposes several models and suggestions to the relevant departments, institutions, trainers and trainees that can be used as a guideline for employment, assessment, training, teaching and learning of ECAS for TPD in special vocational institutions
Confirmatory factor analysis of oral communication's learning outcomes for integrating generic employability skills into mechanical engineering curriculum in Nigerian polytechnics
No full textEmployers are currently seeking for employees with added value on top of the relevant technical content knowledge and skills (Generic employability skills).However, recent studies have shown that most employers in Nigeria are not
satisfied with the affective skills (Generic Employability Skills) possessed by the Polytechnic graduates especially in terms of language communication skills, social
and interpersonal skills, and critical thinking and problem solving skills among others. The Polytechnic’s Mechanical Engineering curriculum for National
Diploma Certificate is criticized for not reflecting generic employability skills development with learning outcome of Oral Communication Skill. It is therefore
needful to identify the learning outcomes that should be considered while integrating generic employability skills into the curriculum in Nigerian Polytechnics. The design of the study was quantitative research which made use of questionnaire for data collection. The sample of the study consisted of randomly selected 536 respondents comprising of 234 polytechnic lecturers and 302
industrial workers. One research question was raised and analyzed with descriptive statistics and Confirmatory factor Analysis (CFA) using SPSS version 20 and AMOS 18 for data analysis. The results of the studys howed that the learning outcomes of oral communication to be considered towards integrating employability skills into mechanical engineering curriculum in Nigerian Polytechnics
met the modification indicescriteria (CFI=1.000, IFI=1.001and TLI=1.002).
TheChi-square=1.769 with the df=2. Hence, the ratio of the Chi-square and the df (less than3) =.885. The RMSEA(< or =.080) =.000. The items retainedinclude the Ability to speak clearly using correct grammar, Ability to present ideas confidently and effectively, Ability to listen attentively and ask questions and Ability to give a clear direction. The Cronbach Alpha obtained was 0.74
Fostering Employability Skills of Mechanical Technology Students through Mentoring Approach in Industrial Training Programme
No full textMentorship can be provided in form of counseling, role model, as well as career support to a less experienced person. Mentoring differs in one circumstance to the other. It is interpreted in different ways by different individuals. The tenacity of this study is how mentoring technique can be used tactically to accomplish employability skills development. The study adopted descriptive survey with a structured questionnaire which was administered to sample size of 153 which comprises of 78 technical college teachers and 75 professionals in the industries. The data for the study was analyzed according to the formulated for the study with the aid of Statistics Package for Social Science (SPSS). Mean score and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that mentoring in ITP promotes employability skills developments of technical and vocational education (TVE) students in the field of mechanical technology. The study also revealed that some factors are militating against the effectiveness of mentoring and employability skills development during industrial training programme of TVE. Based on the findings, the study concludes with certain recommendations. The mandate for the development of workforce employability skills has been on the increase in the world over. To gain access to the world of work is enormously depending upon having employability skills required by the industries. The acquisition of employability skills can be better activated when the recipients are still in the training institutions. Finally, the study presents mentoring from the perspectives of students’ industrial training programme (ITP) as a strategic approach to foster employability among mechanical technology students
Integration of new technological developments into technical college auto-mechanics course curriculum for enhancing job readiness of automotive students
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