Factors Affecting Quality of Middle Level Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program
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2012-09
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The expansion of TVEr program is relatively a recent phenomenon that has b een assumed to be
the way of reducing poverty from this country. In order to attain this goal, nationwide attempts have
been done at all levels of the training programs. This in turn needs to be supported by qualified
human force and adequate resources. Therefore, this study focuses on assessing "Factors affecting
quality of middle level TVET program" with reference to Hossana & Wolkite polytechnic colleges.
To this end, the study employed a descriptive survey method. The primary and secondary data
were collected from different sources using questionnaire, interview, observations and focus group
discussions while availability, purposive, simple random, and snowball sampling techniques were
employed according to their convenience. 330 trainees, 22 instructors, 12 college officers, 6
regional TVEr bureau officials, 20 recently graduated youngsters from Level 3 and level 4, and 10
CTPOs supervisors were involved as a sample population. Data were tallied & tabulated using
Likert scale type and it was analyzed and presented using descriptive statements. Moreover,
percentages were mainly used to explain and analyze responses.
As it was found out, adequacy & availability level of machines and equipments, safety rules and
workshop documents, training modules and text books are said to be medium and less than that
while Adequacy level of human & financial resources are found to be low and very low accordingly.
Quality & Practicality level of academic issues are found to be medium while effectiveness of
cooperative training, labor market, and gap assessment systems are found to be medium.
Feasibility of the training program is quite medium while sector based labor market assessment
system is found to be relevant. Level of periodic activities and interventions are found to be
medium while the level of concern and participations of the front-liners is found to be slightly high.
Even though students' interest was rated at high level probably because of the eagerness or
curiosity of getting (generating) income for themselves, their drop-out & disciplinary problems are
found to be high.
It was also found out that trainees join TVEr colleges/ institutions without sufficient information
regarding the nature and employment opportunities attached to different fields of training in
addition to narrow room given to their interest, talents and abilities during placement. Even though
the instructors tend to disclose emphatic interest restoration because of the salary promotion
announced by the government, degree of their turn-over is found to be high & many of them are
still giving training to middle level (L-3 & L-4) out of their qualifications. On the other hand,
competence of the trainees' as well as the instructors is found to be satisfactory & above that
accordingly. Lack of wiIIingness in the part of the CTPOs, Insufficient resources that they had, and
weak mechanisms to follOW-Up the trainee during the training programs are found to be the major
problems of cooperative training programs while participation of stakeholders & partners, is found
to be below satisfactory. Finally, on the basis of the findings, clear conclusions & recommendations
were made as far as quality of middle level TVEr program is concerned.
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Middle Level Technical