Skills Development: Vocational Education
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Appendix 4: Teacher’s data (Palestine)
THEME 1: The efforts to increase skills acquisition and there critical success
[Strongly Agree (SA); Agree (A); No option (N); Disagree (DA), Strongly Disagree (SDA)]
No ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 The government is revising the curriculum
(knowledge and skills) regularly to incorporate
recent industrial changes skill set
77 13
16.9%
32
41.6%
18
23.4%
11
14.3%
3
3.9%
3.53
2 TVET sectors are taking initiative for installing
(managing) latest/modern equipment
77 7
9.1%
22
28.6%
31
40.3%
10
13%
7
9.1%
3.16
3 The government has provided security to TVET
sectors for increasing students' enrollment
77 9
11.7%
20
26%
21
27.3%
20
26%
7
9.1%
3.05
4 TVET institutions focus more on skill training
than theoretical knowledge (lecture methods)
77 14
18.2%
42
54.5%
12
15.6%
8
10.4%
1
1.3%
3.78
5 The country has introduce training programs for
updating instructors’ (teachers) skills, such as:
workshop, skill training projects etc
76 13
17.1%
31
40.8%
17
22.4%
8
10.5%
7
9.2%
3.46
6 Vocational training is costly in Palestine 77 18
23.4%
35
45.5%
5
6.5%
17
22.1%
2
2.6%
3.65
7 TVET sectors take initiatives for changing people
negative attitudes towards skilled work
77 7
9.1%
39
50.6%
17
22.1%
11
14.3%
3
3.9%
3.47
Is there any other efforts done in Palestine to increase the skill acquisition? (Use an extra sheet if you have a lot to
share)
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THEME 2: How appropriate skill acquisition has led to the reduction of poverty
S ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 Integration of basic skills in school level
provides young people necessary skills to get an
occupation for living
77 19
24.7%
45
58.4%
6
7.8%
3
3.9%
4
5.2%
3.94
2 Country has provision to attract poor people
towards skilled training
77 10
13%
29
37.7%
24
31.2%
12
15.6%
2
2.6%
3.43
3 There is a lack of link between skill
development and industry practice (thus
leading to low employments)
77 16
20.8%
35
45.5%
17
22.1%
7
9.1%
2
2.6%
3.73
4 The government provides free skills for
students from poor
families
75 19
25.3%
28
37.3%
9
12%
16
21.3%
3
4%
3.59
5 The government and private sectors have
created a number of job provisions
77 10
13%
17
22.1%
31
40.8%
14
18.2%
5
6.5%
3.17
Is there any other effort for skill training towards poverty reduction or attracting poor students towards skilled
training?
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