Skills Development: Vocational Education
in the Islamic Countries
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4 TVET Institutions have organized
industrial attachments (internship) for
enhancing skills among the students
238 63
26.5%
121
50.8%
22
9.2%
21
8.8%
11
4.6%
3.86
5 Industries provide feedback to us (TVET
institutions) that graduates are unable to
meet the current industrial requirement.
239 39
16.3%
104
43.4%
31
13%
50
20.9%
15
6.3%
3.43
THEME 4: The challenges and the lessons learnt regarding vocational education (financial, socio- cultural, lack
of commitment etc.).
[Strongly Agree (SA); Agree (A); No option (N); Disagree (DA), Strongly Disagree (SDA)]
S ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 Poor people could not manage resources to
enroll for skill training (they need to work
hard for their living)
240 84
35%
100
41.7%
13
5.4%
29
12.1%
14
4.8%
3.88
2 The country has necessary fund for running
TVET sectors
238 50
21%
92
38.7%
33
13.9%
40
16.8%
23
9.7%
3.45
3 There is a lack of long termplans (vision) for
improving TVET sectors 240
87
36.3%
87
36.3%
22
9.2%
33
13.8%
11
4.6%
3.86
4 Vocational education is less popular (it has
less social value)
239 90
37.7%
99
41.4%
12
5%
21
8.8%
17
7.1%
3.94
5 There is a shortage of specialized teachers in
the vocational institutes
238 101
42.4%
83
34.9%
17
7.1%
24
10.1%
13
5.5%
3.99
6 We lack motivation because we are not
given enough salary in our polytechnic
237 96
40.5%
84
35.4%
21
8.9%
28
11.8%
8
3.4%
3.98
7 The instructors in TVET sectors are
competent to conduct subjects which need
newknowledge and skills
239 119
49.8%
91
38.1%
6
2.5%
15
6.3%
8
3.3%
4.25
THEME 5: The gap between vocational education and the needs of the labor market
S ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 The current skill trainings in TVET sectors
are updated training programs which
produce competent skilled workforce
239 48
20.1%
124
51.9%
30
12.6%
28
11.7%
9
3.8%
3.73
2 Female Skilled workers face higher level of
unemployment compared to male
239 43
18%
89
37.2%
28
11.7%
56
23.4%
23
9.6%
3.31
3 Outdated skill training that are not
compatible (matching) with the current
need of the labor market
240 99
41.3%
95
39.6%
24
10%
18
7.5%
4
1.7%
4.11
4. TVET sectors does not have relationship
(link) with current industries (job market)
238 47
19.7%
63
26.5%
35
14.7%
77
32.4%
16
6.7%
3.20
5 Bangladesh cannot send many of their
skilled people in foreign country due to
English or other language problem
236 145
61.4%
71
30.1%
4
1.7%
7
3%
9
3.8%
4.42