Generic Skills among Technical Students in Malaysia

Problem-Solving Strategies Among Culinary Arts Students in Community Colleges

“…This may be because PISA is an assessment of students' ability to solve problems focused on real-life applications, which tends to be more difficult for students to master (Clarke, 2016). The results support the work of other studies for example, the one linking the lack of problem-solving skills to TVET graduates (Bakar & Hanafi, 2007;Department of Community College Education, 2011;Mimi Mohaffyza Mohamad, Yee Mei Heong, Nurfirdawati Muhammad Hanafi, & Tee Tze Kiong, 2014;Rahman, Mokhtar, Hamzah, & Yasin, 2011;Sander, 2012;Zaliza Hanapi, Mohd Safarin Nordin, & Khamis, 2015). In accordance with the present findings, previous studies, as noted above, have also demonstrated that these are valid concerns because employees with strong communicative skills, ability to perform tasks and who were highly critical and able to solve problems were more sought after and not just those who possessed technical skills (Deutsch et al, 2009;Lin & Cherng, 2006;Müller et al, 2009;Young & Chapman, 2010).…”

The relations of employability skills to career adaptability among technical school students

“…Undoubtedly, the degree of someone's career adaptability does not only depend on the possession of each of the four resources, but also much more on the ability to use each of these resources and to engage in each associated activity (Koen et al, 2012). Therefore, it is suggested that education institutions should take due care in enhancing the students' employability skills through the various training of lecturers, the implementation of a career strategy in the curriculum, and also the implementation of co-curricular activities (Rahman et al, 2011). The development and implementation of a career strategy should help individuals attain their career goals.…”

Employability Skills for Hospitality Students in Malaysia

“…This is showed that the students were competent on the employability skills. However, a study by Rahman et al (2010) revealed that biology pre-services teacher's numeracy, critical thinking and problem skills at a low level. Samsudin and Rusnayati (2010) found that physics pre-service teachers' generic skills in terms of numeracy are at high level.…”