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The influence of innovative characteristics, work readiness, and vocational self-concept on employability of vocational college students

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  • Suhailah Sahul Ahmid
  • Chia Chun Tiew
  • Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee Yen

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Purpose: Vocational education and training is important to produce skilled and innovative labor to drive the country's development in the 4th industrial revolution (IR 4.0). The employability of vocational college students is crucial to meet the country's demand for 21st-century workers. This study aims to identify the influences of innovative characteristics, work readiness, and vocational self-concept on the employability of vocational college students. The study also examined the moderating role of gender. Methods: A quantitative correlational design was carried out to achieve the objectives of the study. The samples consisted of 395 vocational college students from five vocational colleges located in the states of Kedah and Penang, Malaysia. Data were collected through online questionnaire survey, which is made up of four instruments: Youth Innovation Skills Measurement Tool, the Work Readiness Scale, the Vocational Rational Scale and the Perceived Future Employability Scale. The validity and reliability of these instruments were well established. Descriptive and structural equation modelling (SEM) analyses were carried out. Findings: Innovative characteristics (Ø = 0.252, t = 5.041, p

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  • Suhailah Sahul Ahmid & Chia Chun Tiew & Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee Yen, 2023. "The influence of innovative characteristics, work readiness, and vocational self-concept on employability of vocational college students," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 10(3), pages 288-317.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:ijrvet:280347
    DOI: 10.13152/IJRVET.10.3.1
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