Skills Development: Vocational Education
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From Table 3.7 and Figure 3.6, the following are the conclusions in regards to the relationship
between TVET institutions and industry and about the existing gap:
1. There is a lack of link between skill development and industry (thus leading to low
employments).
2. Outdated skill trainings are not compatible (matching) with the current needs of the
labor market.
3. Many industries have provided on job training to enhance skills .
4. The graduates in many cases are not competent to meet industrial requirement. This
finding also supports the finding of industrial survey (See: Table 3.11, item no 2).
5. There is relationship between the number of TVET graduates and the skilled workers
needed in the industries. However, qualitative data and opinion from industry did not
support this. Therefore, the statement finally is not accepted.
6. Industries do not provide feedback to TVET institutions that graduates are unable to
meet the current industrial requirement. Qualitative data also support this statement.
7. TVET Institutions have organized industrial attachments (internship) for enhancing
skills among the students. This finding could be further analyzed by using industrialdata
and qualitative data.
D. Roleof NGO and other donor agencies
Table 3.8: Role of NGO and other donor agencies
S ITEMS SA% A% N% DA% SDA% X
1 They help woman and other disadvantages
groups (poor people) in skill training
10 80 10 0 0 4.00
2 They take initiatives to open industries for
skilled people
0 38.1 28.6 23.8 9.5 2.95
3 They provide small funds to the poor skilled
people for start up business
4.8 71.4 23.8 0 0 3.81
4 They work jointly with the government to reduce
poverty and unemployment
9.5 76.2 9.5 4.8 0 3.90
5 They provide fund (aids) for skill training 0 76.2 23.8 0 3.76
6 They provide free skills for poor students 4.8 61.9 19 14.3 0 3.57
7 They provide support to increase the skill level 14.3 71.4 14.3 0 0 4.00
Table 3.8 was constructed for only administratorswho had knowledge about the role of NGO’s
and other donor agencies. Table 3.8 shows that none of the administrators disagreed with the
statement: NGOand other donor agencies helpedwomen and other disadvantages groups (poor
people) in skill training and its mean value is higher than 3.5 (X for T =4.00). On the other hand,
(item 2) most of them (61.9%) did not agree with the statement: Foreign investors, NGO’s and
donor agencies took initiatives to open industries for skilled people. In this case, themean value
is lower than 3.5 (X for T =2.95) which implies the statement is not accepted. In the third item,
none of the participants disagreedwith the statement: NGO’s and donor agencies provide small
funds to the poor skilled people to start up businesswhereas, 23.8%of total administratorswere
unsure about this statement. However, themean value is almost higher than 3.5 (X for T =3.81).
In the next item, 85.7% of the participants agreed that the NGOs and other donor agencies
worked jointly with the government in formulating projects to reduce poverty and