Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce

• Main Authors: Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah, Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan, Hanapi, Zaliza, Suhairom, Nornazira, Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor's University 2018
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/1/RafeizahMohdZulkifli2018_Industry-SpecificKnowledgethatVocationalTeachersShouldKnow.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/; http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Special%20Issue%20on%20ICETVESS_2017/ICETVESS_02.pdf

Industries’ activity and skill demands are changing so rapidly that it is an enormous task for teachers to simply keep on top of these developments. This paper studies the industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to be competent teachers. This industry-speci...