The pitfalls of work placement learning: perceptions of mechanical engineering students from a South African university

Ngonda, Tiyamike; Shaw, Corrinne; Kloot, Bruce

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“…These student protests over insufficient funding were recorded at institutions of higher learning, including TVET colleges locally and globally. The lack of funding is a majority drawback of drop-out, as well fuelled by the ineffectiveness and mismanagement of the National Student Funding Aid Scheme (Mabuza, 2020;Ngonda, Shaw, & Kloot, 2022;Mapaling, Webb & du Plooy, 2023). In a technologicallydriven world, engineering students need to become acquainted with modern technology that is relevant to the engineering industry (Mabunda & Frick, 2020;Bhat, et al 2020;Vodovozov, Raud & Petlenkov, 2021).…”

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College Managers’ Views on The Employability of Vocational Engineering Graduates: A Case of The South African TVET College Sector

Ndlovu

Wyk

2023

J. Edu. Teach. Learn.

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This study investigated the required competencies that TVET college engineering graduates need to be employable and become successful entrepreneurs after completing their studies. The study used a qualitative design and semi-structured interviews to collect the data. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants from three public TVET colleges in Gauteng. The study reported that National Certificate Vocational college engineering graduates need relevant engineering content knowledge, authentic practical engineering workplace experience, soft skills, technical skills and their application in the real world. It was also found that the engineering sector has a negative attitude towards TVET engineering graduates and that there is a lack of lecturers with engineering industry experience. We relied on a small sample; hence, the results of this study may not be generalisable, but moving forward, a cross-national study including all TVET programmes may be required; and, most probably, different results will be generated. We concluded by advocating the review of the TVET engineering curriculum and a paradigm shift to an intense formally supervised and examined industry-oriented workplace component that would boost the technical expertise of graduates. A widespread advocacy campaign in the engineering sector could also help to raise their awareness of TVET programmes.

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College Managers’ Views on The Employability of Vocational Engineering Graduates: A Case of The South African TVET College Sector

Ndlovu

Wyk

2023

J. Edu. Teach. Learn.

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“…Engineering faculties at South African universities of technology have adopted the beneficial WIL system. They have transformed the process from full-time placement to a 6-month practical experience-gaining program in which students in their second or third semesters work off campus in a realistic environment ( Ngonda et al, 2022 ). This placement process helps maintain the educational quality management of the institutes by providing students with new experiences and connecting them with relevant professional organizations.…”

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“…Higher education institutes’ admission processes are improving by providing equal access to students from all regions, but there is still room for improvement in the technical complexities of the admission process, which necessitates some upgrading and process innovation ( Yetra and Hakim, 2022 ). Many educational institutions have implemented a placement process, but a gap in placement process management and development has created a problem for students’ employability ( Ngonda et al, 2022 ). The online placement process created technical language barriers and information security issues during COVID, and it is critical to improving quality management by providing a satisfying placement process that resolves the students’ technical issues ( Ha, 2022 ).…”

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Innovation capabilities in the convergence trend of higher education from the perspective of quality management

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2022

Front. Psychol.

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With changing trends and technology, the education system has evolved from a traditional to a modernized, qualitative, and innovatively sustained education system. Many factors contribute to process innovation and quality management benchmarks. This study has two primary goals: (1) determining the causal relationship between TQM and innovation capability, and (2) determining whether the exam, admission, and placement process have any effect on TQM and identifying whether TQM can act as a mediator between the admission, exam, and placement process and innovation capabilities. Furthermore, the study used TQM in multiple dimensions (quality management and leadership, staff interaction, institute productivity, and control and measurement of processes). As a result, the current study is the only one to look at TQM with its specific dimensions as a mediator, specifically in higher education. The survey and correlational methods were chosen to test the theoretical framework established using resource-based theory and explicitly based on structural equation modeling using Partial Least Square. A structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale was also distributed to 350 professors (faculty members) from Chinese universities to assess the research constructs. The findings revealed that TQM positively and significantly impacts innovation capabilities. Besides, the admission, exam, and placement process is inextricably linked to TQM’s dimensions and innovation capabilities. TQM also mediated significantly, and all hypotheses tested supported the findings. Future researchers should look into collaborative innovation capabilities and compare teachers’ innovation capabilities in higher education, according to the study.

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2022

Australasian Journal of Engineering Education

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The pitfalls of work placement learning: perceptions of mechanical engineering students from a South African university

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College Managers’ Views on The Employability of Vocational Engineering Graduates: A Case of The South African TVET College Sector

College Managers’ Views on The Employability of Vocational Engineering Graduates: A Case of The South African TVET College Sector

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