Quality Of Vocational Education Research Articles

An integrated decision approach with triangular fuzzy neutrosophic sets for higher vocational education quality evaluation in the new era

China’s education has entered the era of quality, and in order for higher vocational colleges to develop better, effective measures must be taken to improve the quality of education. Facing the continuous innovation of education in higher vocational colleges, it is necessary to strengthen institutional construction and constrain educational management with institutional constraints, which is the key to ensuring the education quality. The higher vocational education quality evaluation in the new era is regarded as multiple attribute decision-making (MADM). Recently, the EDAS and CRITIC model has been employed to solve MAGDM. The triangular fuzzy neutrosophic sets (TFNSs) are constructed as an efficient tool for portraying the uncertain information during the higher vocational education quality evaluation in the new era. In this paper, the triangular fuzzy neutrosophic number EDAS (TFNN-EDAS) model based on the Hamming distance and Euclid distance is constructed to solve the MADM under TFNSs. The CRITIC method is utilized to obtain the weight information based on the Hamming distance and Euclid distance under INNSs. Finally, a numerical example of higher vocational education quality evaluation in the new era is constructed and some efficient comparisons are founded to verify the TFNN-EDAS method.

Integration Merdeka Belajar concept in development STEMC module for electrochemical and renewable energy at vocational school SMK SMTI Banda Aceh

Indonesia’s energy consumption needs to reduce its dependence on fossil energy. The Ministry of Education and Culture plays a role in developing renewable energy through vocational education by improving the quality of vocational education graduates through the Merdeka Learning curriculum. The three advantages of the Merdeka Learning curriculum are that it is simpler, in-depth, independent, relevant, and interactive. The STEM Research Center, Syiah Kuala University has initiated STEMC which can fulfill its excellence. STEMC consists of ISLE-based STEM learning activities which are one of the inquiry learning models. Electrochemistry and renewable energy educational materials have been developed using this model, to study the concepts of electric current in wires, electrolysis, and fuel cells. SMTI Banda Aceh Vocational School students are enthusiastic and happy to take part in the practicum stages. They better understand the concept of science because it combines theory and real practice. This learning module is designed with stages that help the constructivism process to increase the effectiveness of learning to be more meaningful. This module also helps students solve real-life problems by honing cognitive skills, designing experiments, utilizing technology, applying knowledge, and combining cognitive, affective, and psychomotor knowledge. As well as arousing curiosity and triggering students’ creative imagination and critical thinking.

Professional Bottlenecks and Targeted Suggestions for Young Teachers in Vocational Colleges

This paper analyzes the professional bottlenecks limiting the career development of young teachers in vocational colleges, including insufficient teaching skills, limited research capacity, and restricted professional development and career progression. Targeted recommendations involve fostering young teachers’ teaching skills and research capabilities through mentorship, training, research participation and skills competition guidance. Addressing these bottlenecks effectively develops young teachers’ competencies, contributing innovative ideas and practices to improve vocational education quality, cementing their role as the next generation of vocational educators.

Development of additional professional education in Russia

The article provides an overview of current trends in the development of additional professional education. The article describes such trends in the development of education as a hybrid format, micro-qualification, training with the involvement of social networks and autonomy. Some factors hindering the development of the quality of vocational education are analyzed. The features of digital educational technologies, the use of which is relevant in the framework of the educational process, are highlighted

Quality Evaluation Model of Vocational Education in China: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory

Enhancing quality is the focus of vocational education reform, and building a quality evaluation system that is adapted to the needs of modern vocational education is an important task of vocational education reform. However, international research on quality evaluation models of vocational education has still not been explored in depth. In order to reveal the influencing factors and the relationships between them in the quality evaluation system of vocational education in China, this study establishes a theoretical model of quality evaluation of vocational education in China and tests the model. Based on in-depth interviews, this study reached the following conclusions: (1) Educational orientation is the starting and ending point of vocational education quality evaluation. The quality evaluation of vocational education in China is directly reflected through professional settings and talent training objectives; (2) the quality evaluation of vocational education in China focuses on factors external to the education system, which is an important means through which the quality of vocational education can be recognized by the public, enterprises, and industries; (3) there are internal factors influencing the quality evaluation of vocational education, namely institutional resources and evaluation system construction. In addition, strategies for vocational institutions are proposed based on the study results, suggesting that other countries should strictly regulate the settings of majors based on the real needs of industries; promote the development of technical knowledge, teaching materials, and teacher training; and explore the function of international exchange and cooperation, industry–education integration, and school–enterprise cooperation in educating people. This study provides a theoretical model for the quality evaluation of vocational education; in terms of practical value, the constructed model extends the scope of basic theory.

Promoting Social Innovation through the Development of Vocational Education

Promoting social innovation through vocational education is becoming increasingly vital in today’s rapidly changing world. Vocational education plays an important role in equipping individuals with the skills, knowledge, and mindset necessary to create innovative solutions for social issues. Various strategies and approaches that can be employed within vocational education to foster social innovation, such as online learning and college-enterprise cooperation. While the benefits and impacts of integrating these strategies into vocational education were demonstrated. Furthermore, a series of methods on innovation of online learning have been proposed to enhance the quality of vocational education. Overall, this paper underlines the significance of vocational education as a catalyst for social innovation and emphasizes the need to prioritize its integration into educational systems worldwide.

Bimbingan Pengembangan Teknis Program Pembelajaran Praktikum SMK Di SMK Adimulia Batam

This article includes research findings exploring how vocational education institutions should play their best role in preparing graduates for the world of work. The aim of this study is to provide an element for vocational education to meet the growing demand. This research uses the literature review method by deepening the literature and previous research results. The research aims to answer two questions, namely what is the current status of vocational training and what needs to be done to improve the quality of vocational training, especially in the face of advances in science and technology in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. . The conclusion of this study is that there are still things that can be improved such as increasing the capacity of professional teachers, increasing synergy and pentahelix collaboration, revitalizing professional education with more experts. educational machinery, rebranding through direct research to industry and comparative in more advanced educational institutions both at home and abroad, while adding personality to students. Therefore, it is hoped that vocational education can participate in real efforts to implement government programs aimed at advancing Indonesia by preparing superior human resources.

Pelatihan Pembuatan Siniar Pembelajaran Bagi Guru-Guru Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan

In this article, we are introducing a new community engagement initiative that aims to train vocational school teachers in creating impactful learning podcasts. The goal of this training is to equip educators with the necessary skills to develop dynamic audio content that combines visual and textual elements, resulting in interactive learning experiences. Throughout the program, participants will explore scriptwriting, recording techniques, and post-production editing, all while learning how to effectively integrate multimedia components to enhance student engagement and comprehension. By offering practical exercises and expert feedback, this initiative empowers educators to adapt their teaching methods to the digital age, ultimately enhancing the quality of vocational education. This training bridges the gap between traditional teaching methods and modern learning preferences, and promotes an enriched educational environment while nurturing the growth of educators as innovative pedagogical influencers.

THE IMPORTANCE AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCREDITATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION QUALITY IN VOCATIONAL COLLEGES

The development of education and vocational training is the cause and responsibility of the whole society, an essential content of the national human resource development strategy and planning; in which vocational colleges hold important positions and roles. In recent years, the network of vocational colleges has grown rapidly and widely throughout the country, the force of teachers and administrators as well as the number of trainees participating in vocational training has grown tremendously. With this development, accreditation of vocational education is a necessary requirement and plays an important role. A study of the State’s legal documents, the requirements of practice, and survey results on vocational education quality accreditation show that this activity plays an important role in developing vocational education. On the basis of survey and evaluation, combined with the regulations of the State, this study identifies the importance and the factors affecting the accreditation of vocational education quality in colleges, thereby recommending solutions to improve the quality of this activity in the future.

Influence of Transformative Leadership on Quality of Vocational Training in Youth Polytechnics within Nakuru County

With the devolved modes of governance in Kenya, administration departments have been established at the county levels with the intention of bringing services near the people. Education is an essential service that is key to the development of the country. Youth vocational training is one of the components of education that was devolved, the other being Early Childhood education. The transition from the national government to county governments is characterized with grappling with new roles and mandates, emergence of disruptive technologies and unstable financial support among others. These pose a threat to the quality of youth vocational training in the polytechnics. The study’s objective was to evaluate transformational leadership that comprises of four factors namely; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration and their influence on the quality of vocational training in youth polytechnics in Nakuru County. The study was anchored on the Transformational Leadership Theory and Theory of Social Partnerships. The researcher embraced a mixed method research design that employed both quantitative and qualitative research approaches aimed at attaining the benefits of research triangulation. The target population for the study was 198 youth polytechnic staff and 11 sub-county education officers. The study used clustered sampling to select 33 youth polytechnics from all the 11 sub-counties in Nakuru County and purposive sampling for the education officers. A census was done for the 198 polytechnic staff members. Data was collected using questionnaires from the officers and interview schedules from the administrators. Data was analyzed with the help of Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) using descriptive statistics to present results in summaries. For all the aspects of transformational leadership in the youth polytechnics, the resultant mean was more than 3 which implies that transformational leadership was practiced to a great extent. From the inferential statistics namely regression, correlation and Chi-square, all the coefficients were positive and the p-values less than 0.05. This informed the rejection of the null hypotheses thus accepting the alternative. This implies that transformational leadership has a strong positive influence on quality of vocational training that is significance at 5% levels of significance. Based on the study findings, the study advocate for support of youth polytechnics with adequate facilitation, stakeholder involvement as well as collaboration of different agencies to ensure that the youth polytechnics are able to offer quality vocational training. There is also a need for the policy makers to ensure that transformational leadership is implemented in institutions of similar nature based on its effectiveness.

Requirements on the Adaptation Process of Technical Subject Novice Teachers

To achieve adequate quality vocational education and training at secondary vocational schools, it is necessary to ensure high-quality teaching staff. In the career system of the Slovak Republic, a beginning pedagogical and professional employee (novice teacher and novice training supervisor) is obliged to undergo an adaptation education, the purpose of which is to master all activities for the effective performance of the profession. Career requirements are of two kinds, personal requirements regarding the expertise in the given field and requirements regarding the general competencies to successfully perform the pedagogical employee profession. The paper presents the results of an inquiry aimed at the content and scope of adaptation education at secondary schools in the Bratislava region with a focus on novice teachers of technical subjects.

Balanced Scorecard Analysis as An Alternative Management Performance Measuring Tool: Case Study

The aim of this research is to analyze the performance of the Vocational Education Quality Assurance Development Center in the field of Marine, Fishery, Information and Communication Technology using the Balance Scorecard Perspective approach which analyzes four perspectives; financial, customer (in this case educators and education staff), internal business processes, and learning and growth. The research method was carried out qualitatively. The sample in this research is the financial report of the Center for Vocational Education Quality Assurance Development in the Maritime, Fishery, Information and Communication Technology sector (BPPMPV KPTK).

ENHANCEMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS VOCATIONAL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING-STEM BY E-LEARNING

This study aims to develop a problem-based learning model with the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) approach through e-learning in vocational high schools (SMK) to enhance learning outcomes and critical thinking skills of the students of light vehicle electrical maintenance, which is valid, practical, and effective. The design phase began with determining the fundamental philosophy, theoretical background, hypothetical model, and evaluation aspects, while exhaustive tests were conducted to validate the developed system during the development phase. Based on practical testing in four vocational high schools in Indonesia, the developed PBL-STEM e-learning system is considered valid and effective for enhancing the quality of vocational education. The critical thinking skills of experimental class students have increased, both in groups and individually, as indicated by the progressive percentage increase of 38.32%. The application of this model has proven to be effective in enhancing critical thinking, skills.

Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Professional Setting in Higher Vocational Colleges

Vocational education, as a type of education with equal importance to general education, occupies an important position in social and economic development and educational reform, and is related to the construction of a skilled society. As a link or bridge to adjust the relationship between school education and social needs, professional settings are related to the macro structural quality and micro teaching quality of vocational education. Our talent cultivation sets a logical starting point for higher vocational majors, organically integrating the dual attributes of higher vocational education, Place the four dimensions or elements of "industrial demand as the foundation, disciplinary foundation as the support, educational positioning as the goal, and educational and teaching resources as the foundation" in the quality symbiotic logical pattern of "social adaptability of talent cultivation - market logic, knowledge foundation of talent cultivation - disciplinary logic, authenticity of talent cultivation education - human development logic, and regulation of talent cultivation education - management logic", and shape the model of professional setting relationship, In order to provide theoretical support and practical basis for professional settings, effectively guide the professional settings of vocational colleges, avoid homogenization and low quality of professional settings, and bridge the structural shortage of talent supply.

Основные проблемы развития научных школ в современном образовании

In recent years, the importance of scientific and pedagogical knowledge for solving the problems of education has greatly increased. The scientific community is interested in the development of the intellectual and creative potential of society. This article examines the problems of development of scientific and creative schools, analyzes the humanitarian scientific schools of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba and their contribution to the development of the variation of multinational languages in the context of migration, digitalization, language contacts, multiculturalism, ethnolinguistics, sociolinguistics. Using the example of a scientific school based on the Department of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Philology, the presence of a multilevel scientific school (four generations of scientific researchers) proves that, led by scientific leaders, such a team achieves high performance and serious achievements as a result of its work. Scientific schools are one of the important criteria for improving the quality of vocational education. The role of traditions is to transfer accumulated knowledge to future generations and preserve it within a particular scientific community, field and discipline. The results of the study can be applied in the activities of scientific communities, schools, as well as for monitoring the quality, efficiency and innovation in the field of education and training.

A MECHANISM FOR IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS BASED ON AN INTEGRATIVE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH

The aim of the investigation is development of innovative strategyof quality control training of engineers and skilled workers (hereinafter – futurespecialists) in educational professional organizations on the principles of socialpartnership. Methods: Theoretic: theoretic and methodological analysis, polytheoreticsynthesis, modeling. Empirical: research and generalization of the system, processand competence – based approaches experience, experiment, observation,surveys, expert evaluation, SWOT-analysis as a method of strategic planningwhich is to identify the internal and external factors (socio-cultural) of the organizationsurrounding. Results: The strategy of the development of the process of quality controltraining in educational professional organizations and a predictive model of thesystem of quality control training for future engineers and workers have been createdon the analysis and synthesis of a quantitative specification of the quality, the obtained experience and success in control training of future specialists ineducational professional organizations in recent economic and educational conditions. Scientific novelty: There has been built a predicative model of quality controltraining of future specialists to meet modern standards and the principles of socialpartnership the control algorithm of the learning process, developed in accordancewith the standards (international) of quality ISO in the implementationof the quality control systems of the process approach (matrix-based responsibility,competence and remit of those responsible for the education process in theeducational organization, the «problem» terms and diagnostic tools for assessingthe quality of professional training of future specialists). The perspective directionsof innovation in the control of the quality of future professionals traininghave been determined the parameters of a comprehensive analysis of the state ofthe system to ensure the quality of their training on the basis of procedures forself-examination and questioning have been supported the improving systemtechnology to ensure the quality of vocational training have been developed theimplementation mechanism of the system of quality training control training offuture specialists in the professional organization have been specified. Practical Significance: The obtained results exploitation in educational practicecan improve the effectiveness of the innovative development of the qualitycontrol training system of future specialists in educational organizations.

MODERN MODELS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

The relevance of the article is determined by the need to study models of public-private partnership that are successfully implemented in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries to take into account their positive aspects in establishing cooperation between vocational (vocational-technical) education institutions with state and non-state partnership entities in Ukraine.
 Objective: based on the research results, to identify modern models of public-private partnership in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries, to find out their peculiarities and positive aspects for use in establishing cooperation between similar partnership entities in Ukraine.
 Methods: studying legislative, regulatory documents, empirical data - to determine models of public-private partnership in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries; analysis and synthesis, generalization of views on the investigated problem - to clarify the peculiarities of public-private partnership models in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries; drawing conclusions.
 Results: based on the analysis of legislative, regulatory documents, and empirical data, modern models of public-private partnership in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries have been identified, their peculiarities and positive aspects for use in establishing state-private partnership in the field of vocational (vocational-technical) education in Ukraine have been clarified.
 Conclusions: modern models of public-private partnership in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries have been identified: social-normative, focused on ensuring the quality of vocational education and training; resource-oriented, characterized by the presence of an investment climate, verified databases, contractual relations; institutional-communicative, focused on the development of interaction of educational service providers in the field of vocational education and training with the labor market to improve knowledge, skills, competences, qualifications. It was found that there is high activity in the implementation of public-private partnership projects in the field of vocational education and training in the European Union countries, which allows government authorities to invest in infrastructure development, support fundamental research, improve educational programs, etc., and businesses - to achieve their own goals in terms of increasing profitability, growth of charter capital value.

MANAGING THE PRACTICE ACTIVITIES OF ENGINERING STUDENTS AT VINH LONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

The management of students’ practice activities at Vinh Long University of Technology Education is considered an indispensable requirement in the process of vocational training for students, especially engineering students. The current situation of managing students’ practice learning activities still remains certain inadequacies, such as the lack of modern equipment and machines, unenthusiastic practice teachers and instructors, and students’ lack of creativity and willingness to widen their knowledge to well perform their practice at production enterprises. Therefore, the University needs appropriate solutions such as innovating the management of practice activities on the campus and at production enterprises as well as investing in and managing equipment and machinery in practice workshops in order to improve the quality of vocational training, contributing to the improvement in the quality of engineering human resource training for the country.

Digitalization of vocational education under crisis conditions

The rapid development of technologies and their application in all branches of the economy calls for digitalization of education as a prerequisite of improving the quality of vocational training. Digital technologies in their turn allow to diversify the mode of training according to the needs arising under various circumstances. In some countries like Australia and Canada, online and blended learning are the only possibly form of training due to learners’ remotedness to schools. But as recent experience shows, introduction of online education was the only way out to sustain it under the conditions of the COVID-19 and now by the wartime and absence of access to educational facilities. In this was, the necessity of digitalization of education is constantly growing together with its increasing range of applicability. Now all production processes and processes of the service sector are under the influence of digital technologies, because modern machines are operated by computers. Modern military equipment is also digitally based and operated. Thus, working in modern industries and services requires a high level of digital literacy, which presents a challenge for the system of vocational education. Under modern conditions, irrespective of their positive or negative origin, vocational schools (VS) should be ready to train specialists for various spheres of industry capable of working with constantly changing digital technologies. This fact puts forwards certain requirements to digital literacy of both students and teachers, who have to cooperate through digital devices and software to attain the set educational goals. All these circumstances require the equal level of digital literacy of both teachers and students to provide educational institutions with the latest material base and digital resources.

Management of Practice Activities of Engineering Students at Vinh Long University of Technology Education

Managing practice learning activities of students at Vinh Long University of Technology Education (VLUTE) is considered an indispensable requirement in the process of providing vocational training for students, especially those majoring in engineering. The current situation of managing students' practice learning activities still consists of problems such as inadequate and outdated practice equipment and machinery and a number of teachers and instructors in charge of practice activities still do not pay enthusiastic attention to students. In addition, students lack the reactiveness in expanding their knowledge to well perform in production enterprises... Therefore, the University needs appropriate solutions such as innovating the management of practice activities at the University and production enterprises as well as investing in and managing equipment and machinery in practice workshops or laboratories to improve the quality of vocational training and the quality of technical human resource training for the country.