Skills Development: Vocational Education
in the Islamic Countries
187
5 The government provides free skills for
students from poor families
23 4
17.4%
9
39.1%
4
17.4%
5
21.7%
1
4.3%
3.43
6 The government and private sectors have
created a number of job provisions
23 1
4.3%
11
47.8%
6
26.1%
3
13%
2
8.7%
3.26
THEME 4: The success and failure with regards to relationship between the vocational
education and the poverty in the context of Palestine
[Strongly Agree (SA); Agree (A); No option (N); Disagree (DA), Strongly Disagree (SDA)]
No ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 People have negative attitudes towards
enrolling TVET sectors
23 6
26.1%
12
52.2%
4
17.4%
1
4.3%
0 4.00
2 Instability (for example booming in the
country) has led to failure of most vocational
institutions
23 4
17.4%
13
59.1%
5
21.7%
1
4.3%
0 3.87
3 Skill training has reduced poverty levels in
Palestinians
23 1
4.3%
7
30.4%
13
59.1%
1
4.3%
1
4.3%
3.26
4 Due to gender inequality, the majority of
women have not been trained
23 1
4.3%
9
39.1%
1
4.3%
11
47.8%
1
4.3%
2.91
5 Many industries have provided on job training
to enhance skills
23 0 7
30.4%
8
34.8%
7
30.4%
1
4.3%
2.91
6 Palestine has provision to send skilled
manpower to other countries (who in return
earn foreign currency)
23 1
4.3%
6
27.3%
7
30.4%
6
27.3%
3
13%
2.83
7 The graduates are not competent to meet
industrial requirement
22 0 8
36.4%
6
27.3%
6
27.3%
2
9.1%
2.91
THEME 5: The role of NGO’s, international organizations, donor agencies and their practices
No ITEMS N SA A N DA SDA W
1 NGO and other donor agencies helped woman
and other disadvantages groups (poor people)
in skill training
23 0 17
73.9%
6
26.1%
0 0 3.74
2 Foreign investors, NGO’s and donor agencies
took initiatives to open industries for skilled
people
23 1
4.3%
6
26.1%
3
13%
10
43.5%
3
13%
2.65
3 NGO’s and donor agencies provide small funds
to the poor skilled people for start-up business
23 0 15
66.2%
4
17.4%
2
8.7%
2
8.7%
3.39
4 The NGOs and other donor agencies worked
jointly with the government in formulating
projects to reduce poverty and unemployment
23 0 15
66.2%
7
30.4%
1
4.3%
0 3.61
5 NGO and other donor agencies provides fund
(aids) for skill training
23 1
4.3%
16
69.6%
5
21.7%
1
4.3%
3.74
6 NGO and other donor agencies provide free
skills for poor students
23 2
8.7%
11
47.8%
6
26.1%
4
17.4%
0 3.48