A Survey Study on Occupational Competence Assessement Administration and The Degree of Stakeholders Involveent Practices The Case of Thecity Government of Addis Ababa
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2011-07
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Addis ababa univeresty
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This research realized that the competence of individual workforce has to be confi rmed
continuously by means of occupational competence assessment process. It should not be
one time task. Hence, the research was conducted to assess how much the occupational
competence assessment administration process was practical in the CGAA under the title
of "A Survey Study on Occupational Competence Assessment Administration Practices
and Stakeholders' Involvement." Based on this, the researcher applied relevant research.
questions which dealt with the overall occupational competence assessment practices,
capacity and mandate of the CGAA CoC, the extent of the stakeholders' involvement in
the assessment system, the challenges of securing confidentiality, and the flow of
applicants to take assessments. Based on that, the researcher llsed both primary and
secondary data sources in order to get appropriate data f or the study. For the purpose of
the study the target populations covered were; the City Govemment of Addis Ababa CoC
management and supervisors, assessment centers' coordinators, assessed trainers,
Assessors and industry board member representatives. Accordingly, the researcher
applied descriptive survey method to collect ideas, opinions and views from a relatively a
large number of respondents. Moreover, the researcher used the possible both
quantitative and qualitative data. In the study, three sampling techniques: purposive,
availability, and systematic were employed to select sample respondents respectively.
Four instruments: Interview, Questionnaire, Observation, and Document check in and six
respondent groups with /36 sample sizes were considered. Three TVET colleges were
selected by using purposive sampling technique from among the seven TVET colleges in
CGAA and then sample sizes of assessed trainers from these colleges and f ocal persons
were selected using systematic sampling technique. Finally, availability sampling
technique was applied to select samples for supervisors, management members, and
assesso rs respectively. The major finding indicated that the CoC is encountering with
various problems and challenges to administer the competence assessments and the
industries are not yet ready to take part in the assessment implementation program, most
of the assessment centers are not standardized to conduct the practical assessments.
Hence, the CoC needs assistance from all concem ed sectors to be capacitated and
fulfilled manpower and infrastructures to administer the assessments process in proper
manner.
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