Kajian jurang kemahiran bukan teknikal antara penguasaan pekerja mahir sektor elektronik dan kehendak majikan

• Main Author: Md. Nasir, Ahmad Nabil
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/32210/1/AhmadNabilMdNasirMFP2012.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/32210/

This research isconducted to study the gap on Non-Technical Skill between electronics skilled workers competencies and industrial employers’ needs. The correlation between gender, highest academic qualifications and work experiences are identified towards the Non-Technical Skills proficiency. Six research questions were developed for this research. Data was collected using two set of questionnaires. The result shows that skilled workers are mastering all of the Non-Technical Skills elements, but those skills are still notmeet the industrial employers’ requirement. In addition, gender and work experiences do not have strong correlation towards Non-Technical Skills proficiency for skilled workers. On the other hand, there is a significant difference in highest academic qualifications but it is not much affect the Non-Technical Skills proficiency because the differences between means are low. The gap between skilled workers’ perception and industrial employers’ requirement towards Non-Technical Skills for electronics skilled workers in Lembah Klang is significant and should have a serious attention towards it. Researcher suggests that the academic staff and industrial employers should cooperate to restructure the syllabus for engineering courses to improve the Non-Technical Skills among engineering graduates.