Analysis of Community Perceptions on VET: A Reflection from Learners in the Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Sengerema District.

Vedastus, Denis Mganga (2023) Analysis of Community Perceptions on VET: A Reflection from Learners in the Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Sengerema District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Perception plays a vital role in anything one should be interested to acquire. This research aims to analyse of community perceptions on Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions in Sengerema district. The objective of this study was to assess perceptions of the community on vocational education and training in the Sengerema district. The study was mainly qualitative in approach and a case study design was used using both purposive and random sampling procedure. Five vocational education and training institutes were involved in this study, which includes Sengerema FDC, Karumo FDC, Sengerema Vocational Training Centre (VTC), Elabs Institutes of Science and Technology, and the fifth college was Sengerema Modern Era Training College (SMETCO). A total number of 95 respondents made up of 75 VET learners, 15parents and 05 teachers (instructors) who took part in this study. Data was collected through in-depth interview and documentary review methods. Data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics appropriate for responding to the principle questions asked to learners’ respondents in the vocational education and training programmes, instructors and parents. The finding revealed that learners in VET had negative perception before they enrolled in the VET programmes. Therefore the study conclude that the perception of learners towards vocational education and training were negative. The study recommended a consideration for the teaching profession to improved taking the case of attracting working environment in making the VET institutions more attractive for learners and instructors. Keyword: Community perception, Vocational Education and Training (VET) Vocational Education Learner, Vocational Institutions VET in Tanzania.

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