Lumbung Pustaka UNY: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-29T05:42:44ZEPrintshttp://eprints.uny.ac.id/apw_template/images/sitelogo.pnghttps://eprints.uny.ac.id/2015-07-31T06:10:55Z2015-07-31T06:10:55Zhttp://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/24439This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/244392015-07-31T06:10:55ZTHE IMPACT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OFFERED BY POLYTECHNICS ON MALAYSIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE GRADUATE’S JOB PERFORMANCETechnical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is the corner stone of Malaysia’s technological
advancement, in providing skilled and semi skilled workforce for various sectors, having a direct impact on the
development of economy and the eradication of poverty in the country. The objectives of this study is to: learn
of the caliber of graduates who are capable of carrying out the jobs they are trained and hired for; learn more
about the quality of polytechnics TVET programs in light of its historical developmental processes and meeting
the challenges of time; study the impact of programs in economic development; learn of the best practices of the
similar programs of the same caliber in other technological advanced countries of the region; partnerships
between skills development service providers and employers, assessment of the initiatives that can be taken into
consideration to improve the employability among people of various skills; suggest measures of improvement
based on findings while comparisons are made with the selected technologically advanced countries of Asia; and
recommend improved training programs based on Assessment Research where competent graduates who can
meet the challenges of the 21st century becomes the target of the programs. The findings of the study and the
comparison of the similar programs in technologically advanced countries of Asia will provide suggestions for
the authorities and policy makers to incorporate changes and strategies for the improvement of the TVET
programs in Malaysia. The immediate contributions of this study will provide Polytechnics the reasons to revise
and improve the existing programs while reviewing the best practices of the countries of the region. The
research method for the purpose of this study is Assessment Research indicating the process of collecting,
synthesizing and interpreting information to aid in decision making of the future academic programs of
Polytechnics that can be also used for planning academic programs and setting up goals, selecting more relevant
instructional strategies and monitoring students’ progress toward the attainment of the goals.Nordin Harlinaharlina@mohe.gov.myRahmanzai Prof. A. M.moqim2001@yahoo.comBuang Prof. Noraishahchah_buang@yahoo.com