Strengthening Youths Skill: Wiring Workshop in Rural Area

Hazilah Mad Kaidi,Nurul Aini Bani,Fatimah Salim,Nor Fazilah Mohd Hashim,Norliza Mohamed,Norulhusna Ahmad,Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin,Rafizah Musa

doi:10.14419/ijet.v7i3.36.29093

Abstract

Youth is known as an energetic people with a high potential, and eager to try something new. Therefore, it is such a loss if the abilities that they have been wasted and not fully utilised in a proper way. Project of the electrical wiring workshop is one of the great initiatives as it provides a knowledge base and develops skills in technology and engineering especially in a rural area. In addition, the workshop also aims to develop interpersonal, communication and lifelong learning skills. The ability of youth also increases in generating side income and entrepreneurship nowadays. Through involvement, participants in the wiring workshop have been exposed with a variety of basic installation and wiring techniques whereby they are able to shape their personalities with the advantage of skills in technology and engineering acquired. As a result, return on investment (RoI) can be achieved in the workshop which being conducted at Kampung Pasir Puteh, Kalumpang Hulu Selangor, Malaysia.

Highlights

Community-based activities require involvement and participation among active community members in the overall work process
The findings of the third study are about improving the participants' desire to generate income using the knowledge obtained from the workshop
After participated in the workshop provided, 90.5% of the participants were more confident about using the knowledge from the workshop to take on the work environment related to the wiring system

Summary

Introduction

Community-based activities require involvement and participation among active community members in the overall work process. Community work is difficult to be proved as it is if the community itself did not get involved or being an observer or recipient [3,4]. In this project, the target group is youths age between 17 to 30 years living in the selected rural area. The main objective of the project is to provide a knowledge base and develop skills in technology and engineering. The project prepares youth to deepen their knowledge and develop personal personalities with the advantage of skills in technology and engineering gained.

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