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Vocational Training Needs
Assessment
Oct 2000
This present study aimed at knowing the training needs at the
establishment working in the Hebron district, in order to know closely
these needs and to hold training courses for workers at these
establishments with the cooperation of a team of local and
international experts to upgrade the economic sector in the Hebron
district.
In order to achieve the aim of this study, the research team
prepared a questionnaire to know the needs of the workers at the
various establishments. This was done after discussing the
questionnaire with a number of referees. This questionnaire was
administered to a selected sample from the registers of the Hebron
Chamber of Commerce & Industry. There were 343 establishments that
included the various economic sectors in the Hebron districts. After
collecting the data of the study, they were reviewed and entered into
the computer to carry out statistical packages program SAS.
The study reached a number of results, the most important of which
are: -
The majority of the individuals of the sample emphasized that
there is an urgent need to train workers at their establishments.
They emphasized that these needs include both the technical and
administrative aspects.
The majority of the individuals of the sample emphasized that
they prefer time in the evening to hold these training courses.
The training orientation among males in the individuals of the
sample was more than that among females.
The results of the study indicated that the English language
level among the majority of the individuals of the sample wishing to
join training sessions weak.
As to the most prominent training needs of workers at the various
establishments, the following sessions were in the forefront of
these needs arranged according to important courses pertaining to
photography, business administration, English language, machine
maintaining, safety courses, goldsmith, shoe making, hydraulic,
accounting, computer, Hebrew language, electronics and the ISO .as
to the level of these courses, the individuals of the sample were
divided into these equal parts: a part wanting the level to be
beginning level ,another part wanting an intermediate level and the
third part wanting an advanced level.
The results of the study also indicated that 49% of the
individuals of the sample had joined previous training courses in
various subjects to increase their experience and their professional
awareness. The majority of these courses were original by private
bodies. The means of the number of the training hours of these
courses was 56.02 training hours.
The research team recommended the necessity of cooperation by
training institutions together in holding these urgent training
courses.
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