Abstract
To tackle the issue of skill shortages, many governments are restructuring their respective school systems into more demand-driven systems, which are expected to improve overall school outcomes and external efficiency. In order to assist TVET institutes and governments with the development of innovative methods to improve the outcomes, this study seeks to provide suggestions drawn from an in-depth case study of a successful TVET school. The selection criteria for the case study’s subject required a school to have high external outcomes, i.e. graduate employment rate. The study then assessed whether or not the select school possesses four premise factors (high quality teacher, relevant curricula, strong leadership, and school-industry linkages) and how these factors contribute to the improvement of the graduate employment rate. The study gathered data via survey and interviews of both faculty and students. As for the survey, 693 out of 1,400 juniors and 23 out of 71 professors responded. The interviews were a face-to-face, one-on-one style with structured, open-ended questions. Ten students and ten professors were interviewed separately in a closed room, and 60 minutes was allotted for each session. After coding the raw data, certain themes emerged. The findings suggest that Yeungjin College possesses all the stated premise factors, and the factors directly and/or indirectly influences the graduate employment rate via the enhancement of employability. Additionally, the most determining factor can be altered within different contexts (e.g. TVET policy, labor market) and times.
Highlights
1.1 Purpose of the StudyOver the past decades, East Asian countries have ranked among the fastest growing economies in the world; as their growth continues, the countries have been challenged with skills shortages and mismatching that has limited their economic growth
Rather than examining each area of input and its impact on outcomes, this study investigates if and how these inputs are likely to contribute to school success by examining two outstanding cases in Korea: Busan National Mechanical Technical High School (BMT) at the secondary level and Yeungjin College at the tertiary level
The study suggests that four premise factors are likely to contribute to enhancing school outcomes
Summary
1.1 Purpose of the StudyOver the past decades, East Asian countries have ranked among the fastest growing economies in the world; as their growth continues, the countries have been challenged with skills shortages and mismatching that has limited their economic growth. To tackle the issue of skill shortages, regional governments are restructuring their respective school systems into more demand-driven systems, which are expected to improve overall school outcomes and external efficiency. Rather than examining each area of input and its impact on outcomes, this study investigates if and how these inputs are likely to contribute to school success by examining two outstanding cases in Korea: Busan National Mechanical Technical High School (BMT) at the secondary level and Yeungjin College at the tertiary level. The study is expected to help individual institutions develop innovative methods to improve the internal and external efficiency of their programs as well as provide policy makers with empirical evidence which will be used to develop new policies that increase schools’ responsiveness to industry demands
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