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Research Paper | Education Management | Malaysia | Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015

Leadership and Management Skills among Master in Technical and Vocational Education Students to Fulfill Employer Demand

Adib Farhan Bin Zaime | Norfazillah Jesey Taksi

Abstract: Graduate unemployment problem exists with the problem of vacancies in the industry. One of these problems occured because lack of generic skills among graduates. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the level of students' generic skills before stepping into the working world. This study used a survey method that involves 57 students from the Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education. A quantitative study is conducted by using a questionnaire. Data collected and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 21.0 for Windows. The results showed that, the student is mastered the generic skills. In determining the difference in the level of generic skills of engineering and non-engineering student T test was used. Results showed a no significant difference between the levels of students' generic skills. Finally, these findings can know the level of generic skills of students in producing competent graduates.

Keywords: Generic skills, Unemployment, Leadership, Management

Edition: Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015,

Pages: 1306 - 1312