Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players

This study underscores the critical need to prepare the youth for the challenges of Industry 4.0, requiring a paradigm shift in skills due to rapid technological advancements. Notably, in Malaysia, employers’ express concerns about a skills mismatch, contributing to elevated unemployment rates. Cen...

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Main Authors: Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen, Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah, Abdullah, Nor Hazana, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.124572025-01-31T03:17:48Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/12457/ Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah Abdullah, Nor Hazana Mohamed Saat, Maisarah T Technology (General) This study underscores the critical need to prepare the youth for the challenges of Industry 4.0, requiring a paradigm shift in skills due to rapid technological advancements. Notably, in Malaysia, employers’ express concerns about a skills mismatch, contributing to elevated unemployment rates. Centered on the manufacturing sector, the research employs a gap analysis to discern and address the skills disparities between academic institutions and industry stakeholders, encompassing both essential soft and hard skills crucial for the future workforce. The resulting framework aims to precisely outline the skills required for the evolving job landscape, crucial for sustaining Malaysia’s economic dependence on manufacturing. The findings underscore substantial gaps in both soft and hard skills between academicians and industry, emphasizing the urgency for targeted skill development initiatives. The study’s insights offer valuable guidance for industries, educational institutions, policymakers, and the Malaysian youth enabling them to rectify deficiencies and cultivate a workforce that is well-prepared for the future, aligning with Malaysia’s economic aspirations of becoming a robust, high-income nation. 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/12457/1/J17949_1ea6cc9683c8279bd914834c9b4ec44a.pdf Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen and Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah and Abdullah, Nor Hazana and Mohamed Saat, Maisarah (2024) Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30 (6). 143 -155. ISSN 2148-2403
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Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players
description This study underscores the critical need to prepare the youth for the challenges of Industry 4.0, requiring a paradigm shift in skills due to rapid technological advancements. Notably, in Malaysia, employers’ express concerns about a skills mismatch, contributing to elevated unemployment rates. Centered on the manufacturing sector, the research employs a gap analysis to discern and address the skills disparities between academic institutions and industry stakeholders, encompassing both essential soft and hard skills crucial for the future workforce. The resulting framework aims to precisely outline the skills required for the evolving job landscape, crucial for sustaining Malaysia’s economic dependence on manufacturing. The findings underscore substantial gaps in both soft and hard skills between academicians and industry, emphasizing the urgency for targeted skill development initiatives. The study’s insights offer valuable guidance for industries, educational institutions, policymakers, and the Malaysian youth enabling them to rectify deficiencies and cultivate a workforce that is well-prepared for the future, aligning with Malaysia’s economic aspirations of becoming a robust, high-income nation.
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author Rodzalan, Shazaitul Azreen
Mohd Noor, Noor Nazihah
Abdullah, Nor Hazana
Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
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Mohamed Saat, Maisarah
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title Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players
title_short Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players
title_full Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players
title_fullStr Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players
title_full_unstemmed Designing A Future Workforce Skills Framework: A Gap Analysis Of Future Workforce Skills Between Academicians And Manufacturing Industry Players
title_sort designing a future workforce skills framework: a gap analysis of future workforce skills between academicians and manufacturing industry players
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