Kompetensi Tenaga Pengajar Dalam Pengajaran Amali Pembuatan Perabot Di Malaysia

Abstract

Changes in the technical and vocational education system are seen as demanding and require highly competent instructors staff to engage in teaching and learning sessions including practical in the workshop. Instructor who fulfill the competence element will certainly be able to perform their duties and responsibilities well and excel. This study aims to identify the level of competence of instructor in the practical teaching of Furniture Manufacturing subjects which includes elements of knowledge, skills and attitudes. The data for this study were obtained through a questionnaire instrument developed under the Standard Kemahiran Pekerjaan Kebangsaan (SKPK) or better known as the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) by using five points Likert scale. A total of 127 respondents from among the instructors throughout Malaysia who were involved in PP's practical teaching were selected as a sample of this study. Quantitative research data were analyzed descriptively (mean score) and parametric inference statistics (t-test and Pearson correlation, r) using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0. The findings show that the level of competence of instructors in the practical teaching of PP subjects throughout Malaysia is at a high level. However, there is a significant difference between instructor competence by gender. The result of this study also found that there is a statistically significant correlation between the competence of the instructor with the condition of the teaching practice of PP.