Skills Development: Vocational Education
in the Islamic Countries
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THEME 3: The success and failure with regards to relationship between the vocational education and the poverty in
the context of Palestine
No ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 People have negative attitudes towards
enrolling TVET sectors
77 19
24.7%
29
37.7%
12
15.6%
14
18.2%
3
3.9%
3.61
2 Skill training has reduced poverty levels in the
country
76 2
2.6%
36
47.4%
21
27.6%
15
19.7%
2
2.6%
3.28
3 Due to gender inequality, the majority of
women have not been trained
77 7
9.1%
26
33.8%
16
20.8%
25
32.5%
3
3.9%
3.12
4 TVET Institutions have organized industrial
attachments (internship) for enhancing skills
among the students
77 2
2.6%
36
46.8%
16
20.8%
16
20.8%
7
9.1%
3.13
5 Industries provide feedback to us (TVET
institutions) that graduates are unable to meet
the current industrial requirement.
77 2
2.6%
24
31.2%
21
27.3%
24
31.2%
6
7.8%
2.90
THEME 4: The challenges and the lessons learnt regarding vocational education (financial, socio- cultural, lack of
commitment etc.).
No 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)
77 16
20.8%
39
50.6%
10
13%
11
14.3%
1
1.3%
3.75
2 The country has necessary fund for
running TVET sectors
77 0 7
9.1%
5
6.5%
26
33.8%
39
50.6%
1.74
3 There is a lack of long term plans (vision)
for improving TVET sectors
77 24
31.2%
40
51.9%
8
10.4%
5
6.5%
0 4.08
4 Vocational education is less popular (it has
less social value)
76 17
22.4%
32
42.1%
10
13.2%
13
17.1%
4
5.3%
3.59
5 There is a shortage of specialized teachers
in the vocational institutes
77 33
42.9%
30
39%
4
5.2%
7
9.1%
3
3.9%
4.08
6 We lack motivation because we are not
given enough salary in our polytechnic
76 47
61.8%
18
23.7%
4
5.3%
5
6.6%
2
2.6%
4.36
7 The instructors in TVET sectors are
competent to conduct subjects which need
new knowledge and skills
75 2
2.7%
26
34.7%
36
48%
9
12%
2
2.7%
3.23
THEME 5: The gap between vocational education and the needs of the labor market
No 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
76 6
7.9%
38
50%
16
21.1%
10
13.2%
6
7.9%
3.37
2 Female Skilled workers face higher level
of unemployment compared to male
76 7
9.2%
32
42.1%
14
18.4%
19
25%
4
5.3%
3.25
3 Outdated skill training that are not
compatible (matching) with the current
need of the labor market
77 10
13%
38
49.4%
14
18.2%
11
14.3%
4
5.2%
3.51
4. TVET sectors does not have relationship
(link) with current industries (job
market)
77 12
15.6%
22
28.6%
23
29.9%
18
23.4%
2
2.6%
3.31
5 Palestine cannot send many of their
skilled people in foreign country due to
English or other language problem
77 17
22.08%
31
40.26%
9
11.67%
14
18%
6
7.8%
3.51