Abstract:
The main focus of the study was to explore the practice of selected vocational trade courses
including exploring the existing communication between vocational training organizations and
relevant industry sectors in ensuring the proper usages of vocational trainings in the relevant
industry sector and increasing the possibility of employability of the target groups. This study
applied mixed research approach and necessary data were collected using data collection
methods like, FGD, Interview, Observation and Survey as per Mixed Research Approach. The
participants of the study were the relevant people from Vocational Skill Development sector, e.g.
higher officials from BTEB, Principals and Trainers, current trainees and graduates of different
vocational training courses from the Technical Training Centers and higher officials from the
relevant industry sectors. Through analyzing the collected data major findings emerged in the
specific areas of the research questions of the study. For example, pedagogical practice of
theoretical and practical classes of vocational training courses are different from each other, the
current pedagogical practice of vocational training courses give more emphasis on theoretical
part of the course rather than the practical part, a few training organizations started to offer the
vocational training courses under NTVQF, in many cases they are just offering only the RPL
courses, most of the training organizations are not well equipped with necessary tools and
equipment required for practical classes, the industry sectors do not have any kind of
communication and connection with the vocational training organizations, even for recruitment
they do not communicate with the vocational training organizations and there is gap between
supply-side and demand-side of vocational trainings and relevant skills.
