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Student’s readiness for internship in FPA: KM readiness model approach
Mohd Nawi, N. W1, Aziz, N. N. H2, Sahlan, S3, Zulkefli, F4, Awal, A (Dr.)5.
According to Academic Information Management System (AIMS) of UiTM, it is compulsory for undergraduates of each faculty under UiTM to undergo a minimum of 8 weeks industrial training before graduation. Industrial training programme is a part of university’s curriculum that can give opportunity for students to get exposed in the real workplace and professional practice. The students would be supervised by professional personnel in the certain period based on respective universities. In addition, the students need to follow all the procedures set by the faculty in order to pass the industrial training programme. The assessment of the student’s performance would be assessed by the industry during this period of practical training. An industrial training program provides the real working experience for the students and reflects actively the hands-on activities based on the theories learned in the classes. But, the readiness of the students before undergoing this practical training need to be identified. It is importance to reflect the best performance of the students during the internship programme. This paper discussed about the significant of industrial training programme that is practiced by Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology and the readiness level of the students before going on the internship programme. The readiness of the students was measured based on three different components which are motivation, knowledge and working skills. This paper is written based on primary data analysis with the questionnaires as the data collection method. It is revealed that the FPA students are moderately ready before going for an industrial training programme based on three sub-factors of KM Readiness which are motivation, knowledge and skills. As a conclusion, the respondents were having a good motivation level, but it is not sufficient for knowledge and skills. Thus, it was suggested that several knowledge and skills workshops should be introduced to the students as preparation for their internship programme to enhance their readiness so that they can meet the expections 242 of employers in the industry.
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- Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka, Jasin Campus, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia., Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka, Jasin Campus, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia., Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka, Jasin Campus, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia., Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka, Jasin Campus, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia., Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka, Jasin Campus, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka, Malaysia., Malaysia
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