Job Satisfaction of Teachers/Trainers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges: The Case of City Government of Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Zewdie, Girma (Associate Professor) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Admassu, Mengistu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-23T10:01:29Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:44:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-23T10:01:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:44:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study sets out to examine vocational teachers/trainers level of job satisfaction and the underlying factors in City Government of Addis Ababa .. The methods chosen in this study was descriptive survey involving both qualitative and quantitative technique. The study employed stratified sampling techniques for selection of colleges and departments. Department members were selected through simple random sampling. The sample consisted of 220 teachers/trainers from four colleges. Questionnaire and interviews were used as data collection instruments. Unstructured interview was employed to gather qualitative data from colleges' deans,vocational counselors and human resource staffs. Unstructured interviews were also cond'!.cted with experts and process owner workers in the Ministry of Education TVET sectors, Addis Ababa City TVET Agency. Descriptive statistics such as percentages were analyzing quantitative data while the open ended and interview ·data were transcribed, coded and interpreted. The results obtained from the study suggest that the main reasons for dissatisfaction were unsuitability working condition, i.e. inadequacy or unavailability of training materials, reference, machines and equipment. Besides, there is lack of incentives such as of further education and promotion potentials, low payment and benefits. Enrolling academically weak trainees in the TVET program without their interest or choice of trainees, occupational standards and curricula are unstable are also contributors' factors. Furthermore, lack of understanding by managements' of the TVET colleges about cooperative mode of training by the managements of the TVET Colleges is also a limitation. The above institutional factors together with skill gaps of teachers/trainers negatively affected the effectiveness outcomebased training .These in turn impacts satisfaction of teachers/trainers in their working areas. Based on the findings and conclusions, recommendations are made to address the existing problems in the City Government of Addis Ababa. Key words: job satisfaction, vocational teachers/trainers, TVETcolleges | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/15966 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | job satisfaction, | en_US |
| dc.subject | vocational teachers/trainers | en_US |
| dc.subject | TVETcolleges | en_US |
| dc.title | Job Satisfaction of Teachers/Trainers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges: The Case of City Government of Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |