An Assessment of Job Satisfaction of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainers: The Case of South Gondar Administrative Zone

Alebachew, Abay (2011) An Assessment of Job Satisfaction of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainers: The Case of South Gondar Administrative Zone. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

The main pwpose of this study was to investigate the level of job sati;jclction of trainers in government TVET colleges and institutions in South GondaI' administrative zone. To do this, data were collected Fom 179 participants who were selected from a total population of 357 (3 I 0 trainers, 6 vocational counselors 29 department heads and 12 deans and directors). The data gathering instruments are, through 38 tem 5 having 5 alternative Likert scale and open ended questionnaire, unstructured interview, focus group discussion, observation and document analysis. The trainers were selected first using stratified simple random sampling among all departments, whereas the vocational counselors and department heads, deans and directors were considered purposefully without sampling. The design of the study was descriptive which is assumed to be appropriate to assess levels of job satisfaction trainers. The data collected through the Likert scale questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively and the data collected through open ended questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion, observation and document analysis were analyzed qualitatively. 1n quantitative analysis, percentage. mean and t-test were used. The findings of the study show that, both male andfemale trainers are dissati~fied. BUI males are found more dissatisfied when compared with female trainers. The subscales also assert that the trainers are not sati~jied i17 the salmy they are paid, the way they are supervised. the benefit they obtained, contingency reward, operational procedure they are treated with and the procedure are communicated. The study indicates that salary is the most critical factor with which the trainers are not sati~fied whereas the nurture of the work is relatively better as compared to other faclors. The mean result of the finding of likert scale on job sati~faction is (2. 76), the trainers are not sati.sjied with their job . Based on the results, and measures that arc assumed to be help fit! to improve the situation were recommended.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2019 13:36
Last Modified:	05 Sep 2019 13:36
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9522

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