The Study of The States and The Way to Encouragement in Profession Skill of Apprentice Students in The Section of Industrial Course Belong to The Vocational Education Commission

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the states for encouraging professional skills of apprenticestudents in the section of industrial courses under the vocational education commission and 2) to explore ways to encourage professional skills professional skills of apprentice students in the section of industrial courses under the vocational education commission. The sample included 394 teachers of industrial courses in vocational institutes under the vocational education commission, selected via the Yamane approach at the significance level of .05 and through stratified random sampling by the regions.The research instruments were 1) a 5 rating scale questionnaire and 2) a structured interview form. The data from the questionnaire were analyzed by finding the percentages of the statuses of the teachers and finding the means and standard deviations of the states for encouraging professional skills in apprentice students. The interview was conducted with 9 experts and was about ways to encourage professional skills in apprentice students. The data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings showed that 1) overall, as for the states in training professional skills, the teachers train apprentice students at a high level and 2) the ways to encourage professional skills were (1) the teachers must consider the steps for encouraging professional skills in apprentice students, (2) the teachers must consider the factors involved in the encouragement, and (3) the teachers must see the importance of the encouragement