The Relationship between Public Expenditure for Technical and Vocational Education and Employability Skills of the Graduates of Vocational Colleges in Malaysia

Abstract

Public expenditure for technical and vocational education is important for Malaysia to produce high skilled workers to achieve the status of a developed and high-income country by the year 2020. The objective of this study is to measure the relationship between public expenditure for technical and vocational education and employability skills of the graduates of vocational colleges in Malaysia. The SmartPLS path model analysis revealed two important findings: first, recurrent expenditure was significantly correlated with employability skills. Second, development expenditure was significantly correlated with employability skills. These outcomes demonstrate that the ability of technical and vocational education administrator to provide and manage adequate financial allocation may lead to enhance graduate's employability skills. In addition, discussion, implications and conclusion are described.

The Relationship between Budget Adequacy and Student Enrolment in TVET Institutions in Bungoma County, Kenya

“…Ali et al, [12] carried out a study to determine the relationship between public expenditure for TVET and employability skills of the graduates of vocational colleges in Malaysia. The methodology was crosssectional research design which permitted the researcher to integrate public expenditure for education literature review and questionnaires to collect data.…”

“…The literature reviewed revealed that numerous studies in budget adequacy and student enrolment in TVET institutions have been carried out. Some of these include; Kipyego [4], Rabia et al, [7], Alecke et al, [13], Anyanua & Erhijakpor [5], Ali et al, [12] and Ivo & Prasetyia [11]. However the studies did not specifically address the relationship between budget adequacy and student enrolment.…”