Exploring Factors Influencing Employability ofVocational Training Graduates in Pakistan:A Factor Analysis

Asghar Ali, Iqbal Ahmad and M. Anees-ul-Husnain Shah
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Asghar Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir (L), KhyberPahtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Iqbal Ahmad: Lecturer,Department of Education,University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir (L), KhyberPahtunkhwa, Pakistan.
M. Anees-ul-Husnain Shah: Assistant Professor,Department of Education,University of Education, D.G Khan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2017, vol. 2, issue 1, 389-404

Abstract: This study was conducted to explore factors influencing the employability of vocational education graduates in Pakistan. Data were collected from 141 teachers. The data were analyzed using factor analysis approach. The principal component analysis method was applied to exploring influencing factors. The following six factors were found influencing the employability of vocational graduates such as education mismatch, market need, relevant experience, job creation, policy and skills training. Based on the findings it is recommended that the vocational training curriculum needs to be updated and students need to be provided practical experiences through field-based learning. There is a need to link the curriculum of the vocational training institutions with industry. There is a need to provide skill-based training rather than theoretical teaching to the students before they enter the job market. Last but not least, demandbased policies need to be made and implemented for promoting skill development of the graduates.

Keywords: Teaching Strategies; Multimedia; higher order Thinking Skills; KWLH Charts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2017(II-I).28

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