The Quality of TVET Delivery and Associated Factors in Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of TVET delivery in Ethiopia and to identify factors that affect the quality of the delivery. The study employed a mixed methods research approach with a concurrent design. The quantitative data were
collected via a questionnaire developed, piloted, and refined by the research team members. Qualitative data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews with participants from TVET leaders,experts, trainers, employers, and TVET graduates. A
total of 174 institutions,348 deans, vice deans and heads (two deans from each institution), 392 officials and professionals, 40,441 trainees, and 2011 trainers participated in the study. A total of 599 interviews were conducted in nine regions and two city administrations of the country. The instruments for data collection were validated by conducting a pilot study and checking the reliability of questionnaire using Cronbach‟s alphathe method. The validity of the instrumentswas checked by expert
review. The findings showed that a number of variables affected the quality of TVET delivery including the TVET policy perse, societal image towards TVET, the governance and structure of the TVET system, the economic situation of the country, the
number of industries in the country, the financial and procurement system of the country, and the education system of the country. Moreover; the quality of trainers, the entry behaviour of the trainees, the institutional environment, the availability of
resources and facilities affected the training quality. The quality of the occupational standards, curriculum and teaching-learning materials, the way cooperative training is implemented, the assessment strategy, the monitoring and evaluation system, the quality assurance system, and the graduatess‟ employability also affected quality of TVET delivery. The study provided suggestions for improving the quality of TVET delivery.