URRICULUM INTEGRATION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP BASEDudTRAINING TO FULFILL COMPETENT WORKFORCE MARKET

摘要

Vocational training curriculum must be adaptive to industry in order to make competentudworkforce. Competency based training with apprenticeship program was an approach toudvocational training center to ensure workforce could did activity in the workplace as a result ofudcompleting a program of training and matched with industry competency standards. Thisudintegrated system provides many advantages for government, industry and workforce.udInvolvement of stakeholders and apprentice partnerships started with vocational curriculum toudpursue workforce competency and clear career pathways. Vocational curriculum were codevelopedudby vocational training center and expert from various industry which has aim toudprovide appropriate knowledge from vocational training center to the workplace in formudapprentices in the respective industries. In simple word, apprentice partnerships with industryudhas encouraged part-time working and promoted flexible pathways of workforce recruitment.udA case study approach has been adopted to examine curriculum impact in fulfillingudcompetent workforce market. Primary data were derived from observations, and conduct focusudgroup interviews with workforces. Secondary data were obtained from websites, policyuddocuments, curriculum and syllabus documents and teaching materials. This study focused onudunderstanding of vocational curriculum, level of skill and qualification and apprenticeshipudoutcomes.udOur finding highlight the importance of curriculum integration between vocationaludtraining and industry play an important role in improving the competence of the workforce toudmeet the needs of the workforce market.udKeywords: vocational training, curriculum, apprentice, competent.