Vocational Education in Tourism at Undergraduate Level in Himachal Pradesh, India: Exploring the Gap between Industry Expectations and Academic Deliverables

Autor/inn/en	Gangotia, Amit; Bhatt, Ketan
Titel	Vocational Education in Tourism at Undergraduate Level in Himachal Pradesh, India: Exploring the Gap between Industry Expectations and Academic Deliverables
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 21 (2023) 2, S.88-107 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bhatt, Ketan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
DOI	10.1080/14480220.2022.2152469
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Tourism; Education Work Relationship; School Business Relationship; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Job Skills; Likert Scales; Student Characteristics; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Tourismus; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Produktive Fertigkeit; Likert-Skala; Indien
Abstract	This research was conducted among 50 participants from the tourism industry and 356 students pursuing vocational (tourism) education at the undergraduate level in government colleges of Himachal Pradesh (India). Industry professionals were sampled to identify a list of competencies that they expect in graduates, while, students were surveyed to understand whether educators are effective in delivering such competencies. The research aimed to explore the industry-academia gap in Vocational Tourism Education (VTE) at the undergraduate level. A seven-point Likert-type opinionnaire which included a list of competencies confirmed by industry professionals was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were utilized for data analysis. Results led to the identification of 35 competencies that industry expects of its potential employees. The study revealed the efficiency of educators in delivering most of the generic competencies. Whilst there exists a scope of improvement in most of the generic-vocational, vocational, and applied competencies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01