Wan Abdullah, Wan Fadzilah (2023) Integration of employability skills in the TVET trainer training programme: trainer’s readiness in teaching employability skills. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

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Abstract

This research is aimed at studying the current state of the trainer’s competency and the integration of employability skills being practised in the trainer training programme. On the other hand, this study will provide evidence regarding the readiness level of novice trainers and the challenges they face in integrating employability skills into their training programmes. TVET trainers are expected to play an important role as facilitators to develop the employability skills required by TVET graduates. This study primarily used quantitative data and a survey research design, and TVET trainers provided their perceptions on their understanding of the significance and competency level of teaching employability skills, the integration of employability skills, and their readiness to teach employability skills to their trainees at the workplace. A total of 34 experienced trainers (n = 34) and 137 novice trainers (n = 137) participated in this study. Based on a score range of 1 to 5, this study ranked the 25 skills and items in accordance with the eight key employability skill constructs. The findings indicated that the overall mean of both trainers’ perceptions was high in terms of the importance of employability skills (4.23–4.71), their competency (4.15–4.44), and their readiness (4.31–4.75) in embedding employability skills. Additionally, these results showed that both trainers' perceptions of their challenges in integrating employability skills were lower (2.99–3.68) in terms of curriculum and institutional or administrative issues. The findings give the impression that the competencies and readiness of TVET trainers in relation to employability skills integration have implications for the improvement in the development and performance of TVET graduates in their workplace. There is a need to increase trainer competency in the readiness of the teaching and learning process to improve the learning achievement of TVET students based on attitude, knowledge, skills, and institutional support

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