STRUCTURE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN PAKISTAN

dc.creator	Iftikhar Hussain Shah
dc.date	2011-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:04Z
dc.identifier	2229-8932
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f662adb7095145feac89a1c28e738b80
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10930
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f662adb7095145feac89a1c28e738b80
dc.description	<p align="justify">The main purpose of the study was to investigate the present profile of technical education, their problems and prospects and to find out the causes in case of slow implantation and low achievements of target. The sample of the study consisted of 40 experts of technical education, 35 principals, 175 teachers and 350 students which were selected randomly. A questionnaire was developed for principals, teachers and students of polytechnic institutes/colleges of technology. This questionnaire consisted of 59 items. An interview was also conducted with the experts of technical education about problems and suggestion regarding. The data was statically analyzed using percentages and chisquare test. The study revealed that objectives and policies were not matching. It was further found that major causes of the problems were political instability and improper monitoring, out dated curricula, inadequate budget, outdated teaching methodologies, lack of proper linkage between technical education and industry. The study recommended that a National Council for Technical Education may be activated to regulate technical education. It is recommended to strengthen the public-private partnerships. The study also recommended that national occupational skills standards, curricula and trade testing certification system may be developed.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
dc.relation	http://penerbit.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/JTET/article/view/293
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2229-8932
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Journal of Technical Education and Training, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	technical education
dc.subject	vocational training
dc.subject	Pakistan
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	STRUCTURE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN PAKISTAN
dc.type	Article