Open AccessENSURING QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Author(s) -
V Prithi.,
D. Dhivya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
towards excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-035X
DOI - 10.37867/te130413
Subject(s) - vocational education , quality assurance , quality (philosophy) , accreditation , livelihood , retraining , business , excellence , scale (ratio) , trainer , engineering management , public relations , medical education , service (business) , engineering , marketing , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , computer science , political science , philosophy , international trade , law , agriculture , ecology , biology , epistemology , quantum mechanics , programming language , physics
Quality could be defined as degree of excellence of something. Quality in education, vocational education could be one which provides the learner with capabilities they require to become economically productive, develops sustainable livelihood thereby contributing to an economically productive and sustainable livelihoods. However, the concept of quality assurance and its implication for university education cannot be over-emphasised. The need for quality education cannot be overlooked and implementing quality as its own concern. Hence, the research highlighted the areas of concern affecting the implementation of quality in a vocational training institute. The same was carried out using a five point rating scale titled ‘Quality Assurance Concept and Concerns-QACC’. A survey type of research design was adopted and administered on teachers/ service providers to people with Hearing Impairment in a vocational setup. The tool developed consisted two parameters namely concepts and concerns. Concepts will cover aspects like quality of the teachers, instruction, accreditation, inspection, monitoring and evaluation. Concerns will have components like finance, staff, quality, quantity, lack of facilities, retraining the trainer(regular update to staff), poor societal attitude, etc . The data thus collected was subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. The study implies to identify the major concerns in successful implementation of quality in vocational training scenario for young adults with hearing impairment.