A Study on the Factors Affecting the External Efficiency of TVET Colleges of Addis Ababa
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Training of technicians in Ethiopia is targeted at offering the industry a competent
workforce that is able to perform the various tasks bestowed upon it within the
development of industry. This paper discusses the training acquired by these
technicians from Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET)
Institutions/colleges vis-a-vis the requirements of the industry and the general
employment prospect of the graduates. Areas considered are the technicians'
performance at work; what they learn and what is required of them; and the
teaching and learning materials used to train them. Data was collected through
questionnaires, interviews and direct observation at TVET colleges, Apprenticeship
offering organizations, Regional educational bureaus, Ministry of Education and The
Central Statistics Agency. Respondents were technicians who had undergone the
training, and Instructors in TVET institutions/colleges, Trainees in TVET institutions,
Deans of TVET colleges and heads of HRM department of key stake holder
organizations. The statistical tools used for data analysis frequency percentage and
the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Arguably, the findings reveal that the
requirement of the external efficiency TVET institutions/colleges is not in phase with
the expected. In technicians performance at work, more is required of them than
what they learn; the teaching and learning materials used need to be upgraded to
simulate what is expected in the industry and finally proper collaboration between
the industry and TVET institutions in the ,ace of changing technological trends is
recommended
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Factors; Affecting