An Investigation of Competency Based Assessment Practice and Challeneges in Private TVET Institution in Kolfe Keraniyo Sub City, Addis Ababa
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2021
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The primary aim of this study was to examine the practice and challenges of competency based
assessment in private TVET institutions in Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-city, Addis Ababa. The main
source of information was trainees and staff of selected private TVET higher education
institutions found in Kolfe Keraniyo Sub city. The total population was 604 and the sample size
was 235 (38.9%) of the population size). Three TVET institutions were selected by purposive
sampling technique, and the study participants included 74 trainers, 161 trainees, and 9
assessors and 3 deans. Trainers and assessors were selected by simple random sampling, and
trainees by purposive sampling. Each of the deans of the three institutions were considered.
Primary Data were collected from trainees, trainers, assessors and deans using questionnaires
and interviews. Secondary data were obtained from National Competency Assessment Center
assessors. In the analysis of data, descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages and mean
scores were employed. The study showed that it is very difficult to say that the TVET trainers and
assessors were adequately trained to effectively handle the teaching duties and roles in
competency-based TVET program. Both the assessors and trainers were found to be
inexperienced and less efficient to properly conduct activities and provide supportive and timely
feedback for trainees. The trainees were found passive, poorly motivated and also less interested
for the teaching learning program. Therefore, in order to alleviate the problems associated with
human and non-human inputs of training, it is recommended that the Ministry of Education, the
regional TVET bureau and TVET colleges should devise ways of securing competent TVET
trainer and search for additional inputs in order to lessen the existing severe problems with
regard to motivations, assessments, equipment and facilities