Skills Development: Vocational Education
in the Islamic Countries
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Table 4.10: TVET and industries linkage and existing gap
S Teacher Administrator Comments
Item Xt Result Xa Result
1 There is a lack of link between skill
development program and industry
3.73 3.73>3.5 3.57 3.57>3.5 Accepted
2 Outdated skill training is not compatible
(matching) with the current needs of the
labor market
3.51 3.51>3.5 3.59 3.59>3.5 Accepted
3 Industries have provided on the job training
to enhance skills
2.91 2.91<3.5 Not accepted
4 The graduates are not competent to meet
industrial requirement
2.91 2.91<3.5 Not accepted
5 There is no relationship between the
number of TVET graduates and the skilled
workers needed in the industries
3.23 3.23<3.5 Not accepted
6 Industries provide feedback to TVET
institutions
2.90 2.90<3.5 Not accepted
7 TVET Institutions organized industrial
attachments (internship) for enhancing
skills among the students
3.13 3.13<3.5 Not accepted
FromTable 4.10 and Figure 4.7, we conclude that the TVET institutes of Palestine has following
link with industries:
1. There is a lack of link between skill development and industrywhich leading to low
employments.
2. Outdated skill training is not compatible with the current needs of the labor market.
3. Most of the industries do not have provision of on job training to enhance skills.
4. The graduates are competent tomeet industrial requirement. However, qualitative data
shows that some of the courses which requiremodern technology are failed to produce
competent skilled workers (page 95).
5. There is relationship between the number of TVET graduates and the skilled workers
needed in the industries.
6. Industries do not provide feedback to TVET institutions that graduates are unable to
meet the current industrial requirement.
7. TVET institutions do not organized industrial attachments (internship) for enhancing
skills among the students. In contrast, qualitative data shows that in some cases, there
is a provision of industrial attachments.