The SEM SmartPLS Model Assessment: Mediating Influence of Technology Infrastructure Support on Human Capital Determinants in TVET Institutions

Abstract

This study attempts to construct a model assessment of SEM SmartPLS application in assessing the contribution of technology infrastructure support on human capital determinants among TVET lecturers. The compatibility concept of person-organization among academicians is one of the strategic aims for the Ministry of Education as it was stated in Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (higher Education). The Ministry believed a sustainable growth of this group is a crucial focus since they play an important role to accomplish the country's education objective. Therefore, their professional profile needs to be consolidated in parallel with the education ecology. Apart from that, technology infrastructure support is also seen as a significant tool in boosting the quality of public education institutions where the chalk and paper method is no longer relevant in current education environment. As the most practical solution information technology infrastructure was adapted by organization to assist the activity even with a non-face-to-face situation. The shifting allows the people to attend any virtual courses as the objective to improve their professionalism in academic sector. This study assesses the role of ability, education, experience, knowledge, skill and training as the determinants of human capital and its significant contribution towards the institution performance. Then technological infrastructure supports also been examine as the mediator to recognize its affect towards performance. A theoretical model was underpinned by the theory of Human Capital (HC), Resource Based View theory and Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence, which consist of six independent constructs, one mediating construct and one dependent construct. Apart from that this study discuss some relevant issues which contributes to TVET lecturers HC investment such as shortage of qualified, skill gaps, lack of industrial exposure and pedagogical knowledge. To achieve the research objectives a quantitative study has been carried out to among lecturers from 9 polytechnic campuses in the East Coast, Malaysia. A survey consisting of 63 items with 7 Likert scale was distributed to 1478 of TVET lecturers and 398 samples were successfully collected using the Stratified Sampling procedure. Next data