Performance in Industrial Training
Industry Evaluation on Business and Management Students
Abstract
Emergent inquiries from industry regarding poor industrial training quality had forced the higher learning institutions to seek means to enhance their industrial training quality. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) as one of the established higher learning institution in Malaysia believed that one of the platforms used to produce high quality graduates is through industrial training. Hence, this research was conducted by focusing on the industries’ evaluation of UiTM Kedah Business and Management practical students. This research also aim to identify the performance of industrial training students and how the university can benefit from the result. The questionnaires were developed in accordance to the objectives of the university and was based on the UiTM Practicum Evaluation Report by Industry. 228 sets of questionnaires were collected from the supervisors from various part of Malaysia, both public as well as private sector. The results were analysed using Smart PLS application software and it was found that cognitive, skills and attitudinal values development outcomes have a positive and significant relationship with the practical students’ performances in industrial training.
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