Factors Affecting Quality Of Middle Level Technical And Vocational Education And Training Program

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The expansion of TVEr program is relatively a recent phenomenon that has b een assumed to bernthe way of reducing poverty from this country. In order to attain this goal, nationwide attempts havernbeen done at all levels of the training programs. This in turn needs to be supported by qualifiedrnhuman force and adequate resources. Therefore, this study focuses on assessing "Factors affectingrnquality of middle level TVET program" with reference to Hossana & Wolkite polytechnic colleges.rnTo this end, the study employed a descriptive survey method. The primary and secondary datarnwere collected from different sources using questionnaire, interview, observations and focus grouprndiscussions while availability, purposive, simple random, and snowball sampling techniques werernemployed according to their convenience. 330 trainees, 22 instructors, 12 college officers, 6rnregional TVEr bureau officials, 20 recently graduated youngsters from Level 3 and level 4, and 10rnCTPOs supervisors were involved as a sample population. Data were tallied & tabulated usingrnLikert scale type and it was analyzed and presented using descriptive statements. Moreover,rnpercentages were mainly used to explain and analyze responses.rnAs it was found out, adequacy & availability level of machines and equipments, safety rules andrnworkshop documents, training modules and text books are said to be medium and less than thatrnwhile Adequacy level of human & financial resources are found to be low and very low accordingly.rnQuality & Practicality level of academic issues are found to be medium while effectiveness ofrncooperative training, labor market, and gap assessment systems are found to be medium.rnFeasibility of the training program is quite medium while sector based labor market assessmentrnsystem is found to be relevant. Level of periodic activities and interventions are found to bernmedium while the level of concern and participations of the front-liners is found to be slightly high.rnEven though students' interest was rated at high level probably because of the eagerness orrncuriosity of getting (generating) income for themselves, their drop-out & disciplinary problems arernfound to be high.rnIt was also found out that trainees join TVEr colleges/ institutions without sufficient informationrnregarding the nature and employment opportunities attached to different fields of training inrnaddition to narrow room given to their interest, talents and abilities during placement. Even thoughrnthe instructors tend to disclose emphatic interest restoration because of the salary promotionrnannounced by the government, degree of their turn-over is found to be high & many of them arernstill giving training to middle level (L-3 & L-4) out of their qualifications. On the other hand,rncompetence of the trainees' as well as the instructors is found to be satisfactory & above thatrnaccordingly. Lack of wiIIingness in the part of the CTPOs, Insufficient resources that they had, andrnweak mechanisms to follOW-Up the trainee during the training programs are found to be the majorrnproblems of cooperative training programs while participation of stakeholders & partners, is foundrnto be below satisfactory. Finally, on the basis of the findings, clear conclusions & recommendationsrnwere made as far as quality of middle level TVEr program is concerned.

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