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Industrial Internship Programme At Universiti Teknologi Petronas - A Collaboration Strategy That Enhanced Students' Soft Skills In The Ever-Changing Technology
, 2002
"... The Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) curriculum was designed to contain substantial practical experiences. `Learning-by-doing' approach is used allowing students to apply the theories into applications. This ability is known as hard technical skill. The university also provide opportunities ..."
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The Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) curriculum was designed to contain substantial practical experiences. `Learning-by-doing' approach is used allowing students to apply the theories into applications. This ability is known as hard technical skill. The university also provide opportunities for students to develop their soft skills through normal curriculum structure and through extra-curriculum activities. Both skills are important for students to master in the nowadays ever-changing world. In the recent years, there have been great industry demands for students to have more soft skills than technical. However, since industry is using real life setting, there are soft skill components that university cannot provide. To overcome this problem, university has to establish simulated environments, but this approach unable to effectively instil the necessary soft skills. Collaboration is the proposed solution, where students are sent to industry to gain real soft skill experiences. This paper presented UTP's Industrial Internship Programme as a strategic partnership with industry to produce well-rounded graduate students in anticipating the ever-changing technology.
Examining the purpose of technical education in Zimbabwe’s high schools
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, 2005
"... At the secondary school level, technical education programs serve numerous purposes ranging from narrow skill training to enhancing general education. However, implementation strategies may make the intended purpose of the educational program unclear. This study examined the purpose of technical edu ..."
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At the secondary school level, technical education programs serve numerous purposes ranging from narrow skill training to enhancing general education. However, implementation strategies may make the intended purpose of the educational program unclear. This study examined the purpose of technical education in Zimbabwe’s high schools, as outlined in the official curriculum documents and perceived by the program implementers. Data were collected in Zimbabwe from policy documents and program implementers (technical teachers, teacher educators, and program managers) using a questionnaire. Lack of clarity and differences between the purpose as viewed by implementers and that in official documents were found. The study recommends that the Ministry of Education: a) take a position on the desired purpose of the technical education program, b) check and institute appropriate measures to correct mixed messages in the policy documents regarding the purpose of technical education, and c) direct adequate resources toward the desired purpose. Technical education, Zimbabwe, high school, curriculum
HIGH SCHOOL CTE 1 New Directions for High School Career and Technical Education in the United States
"... The Ohio State University, Columbus. The original manuscript was prepared while its author was on ..."
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The Ohio State University, Columbus. The original manuscript was prepared while its author was on
NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS FOR ENGINEERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING A GUIDELINE
, 2006
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