Azlan Abdul Latib

Assessing the Adequacy of Assimilation of Real Estate Graduate"s Generic Competency

Todays challenging economic environment means that it is no longer enough for graduates to have knowledge of academic courses. It is necessary for students to acquire generic competencies that will enhance their employment prospects and make them more competitive in the job market. Previous studies examine that real estate formal curriculum in public universities lacks emphasis on assimilation of generic competencies in the curriculum. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the assimilation of generic competencies of graduates of this property. This study was carried out on the real estate graduates of public universities. A total of 200 questionnaires were collected. Descriptive and inferential Exploratory Factor Analysis was used to analyze the data. The finding was verified through focus group discussions with various stakeholders in the education estate. The pre cis of the analyses signified that generic competencies infused in the real estate program have not met the needs of the graduates.

Instructional Competencies Required by Technical College Teachers for Effective Performance in Technical Drawing

The National Business and Technical Education Board (NABTEB) chief examiners reported that instructors employed to teach the students lack the required competencies in teaching methods in Technical Drawing (TD), which leads to poor performance. Therefore, a study was conducted to identify the instructional competencies required by technical college teachers in teaching TD. To achieve this objective, 3 (three) research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study comprised 103 technical college teachers in Ondo state, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire of 38 items was used for data collection. The instrument was face validated by 3 (three) experts. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions and the reliability of the instrument was also established using Cronbach’s Alpha, with the reliability coefficient being 0.84. Based on the findings, it was determined that technical college teachers required the identified 15 instructional competencies to teach effectively. It was also found that there are factors that militate against the teachers’ competencies. The study’s findings contributed to identifying these factors and to how the competencies could be enhanced.

Technical skills competency level among students at vocational colleges in Malaysia

Competency is the ability to perform a task which covers aspects of knowledge, skills and attitude which can be derived from experiences and process of learning. This study aimed to identify the technical skills competency level of students. This quantitative research using questionnaires and survey was conducted among mechanical program students at Vocational Colleges in three states. Data were analyzed descriptively in the form of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. The findings of the study show that the technical skills level of competency for students in Mechanical Program from three courses namely, Automotive Technology, Welding Technology, Air Conditioning And Refrigeration Technology” is at a high level. However, Industrial Machining Technology” students are at a moderate level. Therefore, improvements for each program need to be addressed to ensure that students possess the technical skills competency which are significant for their future undertakings.

Measuring the Sufficiency of the Infusion of Generic Skills of Real Estate Graduates by Training

It is necessary for students to acquire relevance skills that will improve their job prospects and make them more competitive in the job market. Subsequently, the formal curriculum of the real estate program lacks emphasis on the assimilation of generic skills in the curriculum. It identified the need for generic skills assessment of real estate graduate. Therefore, the intent of this study was to assess the sufficiency of the infusion of real estate graduate’s generic skills in training program. The study concentrates on the acquisition of generic skills of real estate graduate in the process of teaching and learning provided the initial evidence of the ‘Embedded Model’. The research refers to the Malaysian model on the implementation of generic skills in higher education. The findings were verified through focus group discussion with the various stakeholders in real estate education.