The roles of government and leadership towards the sustainability of TVET teacher education program

• Main Authors: Yunos, Jailani Md, Sern, L. C., Hamdan, Nor Hidayah
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General); T61-173 Technical education. Technical schools
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5398/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

The low payment, the uncertainty in the systems’ implementation and low status given by the community are among the down factors lingers in TVET teachers. Due to this, the Malaysia government has been actively involved in tackling these issues. In order to improve the role of the government, this paper has aim to identify the domains and elements that can contribute in empowering the government’s roles for sustainability of TVET teacher education program. A qualitative research method has been selected with 10 experts involved. A semistructured interview was carried out individually and recorded for thematic analysis. There are four main domains identified namely systematic funding; constructive partnership; stand-alone politic; and visionary leadership. Each domain consists of several elements that characterized it respectively. Overall, one main theme has been identified which is well organized government. It is in a hope that the outcome of this research will help the government in planning for better future of TVET teacher education program.