Personal view on Vocational Education (Term Paper Sample)

Personal view on Vocational Education
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Your Experience About Qualification Obtained In Vt  PAGEREF _Toc402782275 \h
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Respect of the Programme in the society  PAGEREF _Toc402782276 \h
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Applicability of The Vocational Qualification In The Society  PAGEREF _Toc402782277 \h
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this report was to investigate people’s view on the qualifications obtained in vocational educational programmes. A survey on the view of the qualifications obtained in vocational educational programmes was conducted. The results indicate that the certificate obtain in vocational education is vital for our society in the development in workforces. With a vocational qualification, an individual is more likely to be able to start working sooner, giving him the experience he or she needs to back up what he or she is learning - and the individual gets to learn money at the same time. And the money earning does not stop there. According to the data gathered from the survey, it also revealed that, vocational education is not only for those people who could not go to the university. In conclusion, the research showed that vocational education is a means of increasing a country’s productivity. It is recommended that vocational education should be strengthened and encouraged in every society.
Introduction
The research examines people’s view of vocational education (VE). VE is designed to prepare individuals for a vocation or a specialized occupation and so is directly linked with a nation’s productivity and competitiveness. Most literature generally considers that the concept of VE is restricted to non-university education (Cornford, 2005).
According to the Commonwealth of Learning (1990), Vocational Education is defined as the demonstrated and acknowledged development of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for a place in the workforce, at levels ranging from pre-trade to para-professional.
The Vocational education and career and technical education (CTE) or technical and vocational education and training (TVET), as used in this research report, follows the definition used by UNESCO as “those aspects of the educational process involving, in addition to general education, the study of technologies and related sciences and the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to occupation in various sectors of economic life”. It incorporates: technical education, vocational education, vocational training, on-the-job training, and apprenticeship training (or any combination thereof).
Some of the analytical purposes which the researcher tries to achieve through the use of survey include:
To investigate people’s view on the qualifications obtained in vocational educational programmes.
To investigate whether the certificate is respected in the society.
To investigate whether people’s experience about vocational education, how do they apply this experience into practice in their professional field
Literature Review
Who did the interview
The participants in the interview were people who have actually undergone the program and were willing to share a bit of their experience and opinion on the same. We selected two people who had successfully completed the program and who initially had attended other colleges as they were they most suitable for comparison and contrast due to their experience in higher learning institutions.
The first participant was a doctor holding a PhD from Griffith University. He has also completed an undergraduate degree with honors from University of Queensland in social work. He has also a degree of art in Chinese from still university of Queensland.
The second participant or interviewee however did not have post graduate certificate but had been exposed to higher education. He holds a degree in Bsc. In Human Resource Management, Certificate iv in structural design.
How the interview was carried out
The style of the interview opens for both cases. I figured out that they could be having issues to explain and give personal accounts so it had to be very open. They were preparing by being given the questionnaire early enough. They however did not reply by filling spaces, they replied by answering orally. The questionnaire was passed earlier with an aim of preparing them. They were also told the intention of the interview and assured of their privacy. The interview was basically an open chat and free talk. We laughed, and asked one another questions to allow for credible answers.

Location of the interview
The two interviews could not take place on the same location. We interviewed the Doctor in his office. We figured out this could be the most comfortable place for him. He also requested so and actually as busy as he was, it afforded him to return back to his duties without the worry of going to waste time of the way. We walked to his office on a week day and since he had already received our requested and we had both united agreed the time it was simple for us to start the interview. The second participant agreed to hold an interview in a café in town. He was comfortable since he works in town and did not have a problem in moving around in town. He was comfortable since he works in town and was not quite busy with his work. He was too prepared for the interview since he had received the questionnaire early enough.
How they were contacted
We looked for the interviewee through the help of tutors of vocational tutors. We then checked a number of the people he presented and narrowed down to only a few whom their profile as for us could provide sufficient information. We also looked for them on social sited and made contacted a number of them. We then explained to many people the intention and nature of what we were doing and that we wanted to hold an interview for them. We choose who responded positively and went ahead with the interview. We did not pay them so as to ensure the interview was free and credible and not motivated by a gain.
Survey methodology is a field of applied statistics; it studies the sampling of individual units from a population and the associated survey data collection techniques, such as questionnaire construction and methods for improving the number and accuracy of responses to surveys.
According to Igo (2007: 5), today ‘the public is simultaneously object, participant, and audience’ of survey research. In general, there are two major types of survey research. Large-scale surveys such as national censuses, opinion polls, or research projects are carried out by institutions equipped with vast resources in terms of money, staff, and access to databases that are not normally available to an individual researcher. Smaller-scale surveys are carried out by institutions such as schools, post-secondary institutions, and other organizations and individuals with the goal of gathering facts about or learning more about the demographic characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes of their students, employees, clients, or individual.
Survey is a means to establish the value or extent of the phenomena under investigation, by either counting or measuring some or all of the information gathered. Converse, (1987). The ultimate goal of sample survey research is to allow researchers to generalize about a large population by studying only a small portion of that population. (Rea and Parker, 2005). Quantitative research is described by the terms ‘empiricism’ (Leach, 1990) and ‘positivism’ (Duffy, 1985). It derives from the scientific method used in the physical sciences (Cormack, 1991). <...