Abstract
The importance of vocational training and capacity assessment has grown since the 1980s. Vocational education is an important foundation for societal and economic development. Therefore, it is crucial to develop vocational training and education that meet the demands of the labor market. Modern industrial structure is different from that of the past, creating an imbalance in the supply and demand of the labor force. The purpose of the Skills Competition (the collective term for the regional competition under the Taiwan National Skills Competition in this research) is to encourage the young generation to participate in vocational education and training, thereby further improving the effect and efficiency of learning and training. In order to develop suitable indicators for the joinery trade of the regional competition, Taiwan National Skills Competition (hereinafter referred to as the Regional Competition), we first identify the level of importance of each indicator. Firstly, this study formed a hierarchical structure via the fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) with six training indicators (drawings, internal and external joints, assembly, measurements, finishing and appearance, and application of materials), and 27 sub-indicators were developed on the basis of these six major indicators. Secondly, in order to develop suitable training indicators for the joinery trade of the Regional Competition, the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (fuzzy AHP) was adopted to seek the relative weight value of each indicator by assessing subjects through a paired-comparison. The results show that, among the six indicators, the relative weight value of measurements was the highest, followed by finishing and appearance and drawings. The indicators with higher relative weight value, such as measurement and finishing and appearance, should be paid more attention during the training processes. It is hoped that these results be presented to the trainers or instructors of training institutions or vocational schools as a reference to improve their training models, strategies, and quality.
Highlights
This research compares the technical description of the 45th WorldSkills Competition with the standards specification, the scoring criterion listed in the technical description of the 44th WorldSkills Competition, yielding the six aforementioned training indicators for Joinery (Figure 2): drawings, internal and external joints, assembly, measurements, finishing and appearance, and application of materials
The training indicators for the Regional Skills Competition in Joinery developed in this research were based on the Joinery Technical Description of the 45th WorldSkills Competition and the Joinery Standard Specification of the 44th WorldSkills Competition
In order to ensure the consistency of the indicators, this research adopted fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) to select indicators within the range and sequenced the relative weight values of the sub-indicators of each level through fuzzy AHP to determine their level of importance
Summary
The main purpose of vocational education is to establish practical abilities for talents to meet the demands of the employment market. The significance of capacity assessment in vocational education and training has been growing since the 1980s. Developing and shaping vocational education and training to match the demands of the employment market [1,2,3] has been one of the most important issues in this field. The essence of assessment for vocational education and training is to select proper teaching, learning, and training models based on the designed frameworks and goals and to adjust the goals after assessing the level of achievement. The goals for teaching, learning, and assessing are intertwined [4]
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