Kebolehpasaran Lepasan Sekolah Menengah Teknik Dari Perspektif Pekerja Industri Dan Majikan Di Sarawak
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UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK
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Human resource development is important in the context of the state of Sarawak in order to achieve a developed state by the year 2030. This study aims to explore about the employability of technical secondary school (SMT) leavers from the perspectives of industrial workers and employers in the state of Sarawak. There are five objectives in this study, namely to explore the employability of SMT leavers on the employability skills, academic qualifications, competencies and personal traits as well as employability issues from the perspective of industrial workers and employers in Sarawak. This study involved 18 informants consisting of 12 industrial workers and six (6) employers. The data of this qualitative study were collected by using semi-structured interview. Interview transcripts were analyzed using content analysis method. The findings of the study showed that SMT graduates need to equip themselves with employability skills, academic qualifications, competencies and personal traits that contribute to their employability and be aware of the employability issues in the industry. This study has also discussed about some of the implications of the study to various stakeholders. In the meantime, some suggestions for future studies have also been discussed. The results of this employability study can benefit prospective industrial workers especially SMT leavers who will be in the field of employment so that they are better prepared well ahead before they enter the workforce in terms of employability skills, academic qualifications, competencies, personal traits and be sensitive towards the issues related to employability in the industry.