Technical and vocational skills (TVS): a means of preventing violence among youth in Nigeria

Technical and vocational skills are an important tool for reducing violence among youth, especially in Nigeria, who face security challenges due to different kinds of violence. This paper focusses on the policies and programmes intended to provide youth with skills that can help them improve their life instead of engaging in violence. The paper also studies youth participation in violence. The study shows that youth in Nigeria participate in violence because of unemployment and economic pressure. These youth are mostly from poor families and are mostly used by others to achieve their own unlawful ambition. The data were collected from various secondary sources such as textbooks, journals and conference papers that were carefully reviewed. The results obtained from the literature revealed that youth are not committed, sensitised and mobilised to taking advantage of the opportunities available to them. The results also revealed that almost all the programmes meant to provide youths with skills have failed. Poverty alleviation programmes established to create jobs, self-employment and self-reliance have been unsuccessful. Therefore, alternatives must be provided to help the younger generations. Based on the literature reviewed, the paper discusses related issues and outcomes and ends with recommendations to improve the situation

21st Century Skills attainment for women in ICT in facing globalization

Globalization and technological revolution are two major contributors to displacement of workers, for both men and women in the labor market. Thus, the 21st Century Skills is the skills required by career women to remain competitive in countering the challenges of globalization. The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of women involved in the ICT world, about their competence to 21st Century Skills, necessary in their job in the face of globalization. Two research questions were developed to assist this research: (1) What are the 21st century skills possess by ICT women in their job in the face of globalization?; (2) Is there any significant difference in the skills possesses by women in ICT according to their field of work? On line survey were distributed by using the 'snow ball' technique to obtain 389 respondents of women working in ICT in Malaysia. Results indicate the overall mean ratings for the 21st Century Skills possesses by women in ICT is 4.01 with standard deviation 0.25. The 21st century skills attained by ICT women vary according to each specific field. There is a significant difference in the skills possesses between women working as in the field of Web Development with women working in the field of Programming, Graphic Design, Multimedia Creative and Network Engineering. If 21st Century Skills could be trained and developed systematically, it can definitely help women to counter the challenges of globalization and be successful in their respective careers

Kemahiran Abad ke-21 Wanita Dalam Mengharungi Cabaran Globalisasi

Laporan Tenaga Buruh 2012 menyatakan wanita merupakan salah satu komponen penting dalam memajukan ekonomi negara. Kemahiran Abad ke-21 enGuage merupakan kemahiran yang diperlukan oleh wanita berkerjaya untuk terus berdaya saing dalam menangkis cabaran era globalisasi. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji persepsi wanita yang berkecimpung dalam dunia ICT, mengenai kompetensi mereka terhadap Kemahiran Abad ke-21 enGuage dalam menghadapi era globalisasi serta cabaran yang akan datang. Dua persoalan kajian dibina bagi membantu kajian ini:(1) Apakah persepsi wanita dalam ICT mengenai Kemahiran Abad ke-21 yang dimiliki untuk mengharungi globalisasi?, dan (2) Apakah perbezaan antara Kemahiran Abad ke-21, yang dimiliki oleh wanita mengikut bidang pekerjaan?. Borang kaji selidik disebarkan menerusi atas talian dengan bantuan aplikasi “google formâ€. Kutipan data menerusi kaedah „snow ball’ membantu memperoleh 389 responden dari wanita yang bekerja dalam bidang ICT yang berada di sekitar Malaysia. Hasil dari kajian menyatakan bahawa Kemahiran Abad ke-21 enGuage harus dimiliki dengan tahap penguasaan yang tinggi dan Kemahiran Berkomunikasi adalah kemahiran yang mendahului diantara tiga kemahiran Abad ke-21 enGuage yang lain iaitu Kemahiran Berfikir, Kemahiran Literasi Digital dan terakhir Kemahiran Produktiviti Diri. Kemahiran Abad ke-21 yang dimiliki oleh setiap wanita menerusi bidang mereka adalah berbeza mengikut khusus bidang masing-masing. Perbezaan yang ketara adalah diantara wanita yang bekerja sebagai Pembangun Laman Web dengan wanita yang bekerja dalam bidang Pengaturcaraan, Senireka Grafik, Multimedia Kreatif dan Jurutera Rangkaian. Sekiranya Kemahiran Abad ke-21 enGuage ini dapat diaplikasikan secara sistematik, ia pasti dapat membantu wanita untuk terus berjaya dalam mengharungi cabaran globalisasi disamping berjaya dalam kerjaya masing-masing

Reducing Recidivism Rates through Vocational Education and Training

AbstractInmates who had enrolled in most of educational programme while incarcerated had lower recidivism rates than those who did not attend the programme. Inmates need education programme that not only teach them to read and write but also provide them with the necessary skills that promote a positive transition to society when they are released. Efforts in this direction would help promote better participation of inmates in all prison education programmes and will go along away to help the prisoner rehabilitation processes. This paper focus on how Vocational education and training reduces recidivism

DEVELOPING PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH WORK-BASED LEARNING AMONG COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

Many training providers are working to improve their curricula to meet the demand of today’s industries. The Malaysian College Communities, one of the major providers for lifelong learning program, had introduced the Work-Based Learning (WBL) concept since 2007 to ensure that their graduates met these demands. One of the key skills required by industry is problem solving skill. The ability to solve a complex or an ill-structured work problem in the workplace is the kind of skill demanded at a high-level performance organization. This study investigates how the students rate their problem solving skills after undergoing WBL training. The Problem Solving Rating Scale for Employee (PSRS-E) questionnaire was used as the instrument for this study. Study shows that work-based learning may facilitate in developing the problem solving skills in students. Thus, the strengthening cooperation between industries and training institutions is essential in order to benefit students, the future workers of tomorrow

The Establishment Of Strategic Program In Research Support Service (SPIRESS) In USM Library

Along with the modernization, Malaysia Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) have implemented multiple kinds of transformation plans. Currently, there is a comprehensive transformation plan written in Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) (MEB) (HE) as a guideline for Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs), Polytechnics and Community Colleges. Hence, the HLIs Libraries or known as Academic Libraries were intangibly pressured to perform new roles and services in order to fulfil the future demands in the rapid pace of Research and Development (R&D) landscape. This paper shares Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Library’s experience in developing the new service segments called Strategic Program in Research Support Service (SPiReSS). The introduction of SPiReSS was intended to facilitate students and academicians research activities. Five service segments were introduced namely as Mendeley, Easy-to-Write with Microsoft (MS) Word, Open Access Publication, Google Drive, and Google Scholar. This paper described comprehensively on how the USM Library implement the SPiReSS project especially in terms of developing the service model, enhance the Academic Librarians capabilities, analyzing the participants’ feedback, and explain the types of challenges the Academic Librarians encounter. The SPiReSS project has triggered the interest of HLIs community especially in USM. Due to the remarkable result, the SPiReSS project should create more service segments in order to substantially supporting the research activities in HLIs

The Establishment Of Strategic Program In Research Support Service (SPIRESS) In USM Library

Along with the modernization, Malaysia Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) have implemented multiple kinds of transformation plans. Currently, there is a comprehensive transformation plan written in Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) (MEB) (HE) as a guideline for Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs), Polytechnics and Community Colleges. Hence, the HLIs Libraries or known as Academic Libraries were intangibly pressured to perform new roles and services in order to fulfil the future demands in the rapid pace of Research and Development (R&D) landscape. This paper shares Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Library’s experience in developing the new service segments called Strategic Program in Research Support Service (SPiReSS). The introduction of SPiReSS was intended to facilitate students and academicians research activities. Five service segments were introduced namely as Mendeley, Easy-to-Write with Microsoft (MS) Word, Open Access Publication, Google Drive, and Google Scholar. This paper described comprehensively on how the USM Library implement the SPiReSS project especially in terms of developing the service model, enhance the Academic Librarians capabilities, analyzing the participants’ feedback, and explain the types of challenges the Academic Librarians encounter. The SPiReSS project has triggered the interest of HLIs community especially in USM. Due to the remarkable result, the SPiReSS project should create more service segments in order to substantially supporting the research activities in HLIs

Alteration in the functional organization of the default mode network following closed non-severe traumatic brain injury

The debilitating effect of traumatic brain injury (TBI) extends years after the initial injury and hampers the recovery process and quality of life. In this study, we explore the functional reorganization of the default mode network (DMN) of those affected with non-severe TBI. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a wide-spectrum disease that has heterogeneous effects on its victims and impacts everyday functioning. The functional disruption of the default mode network (DMN) after TBI has been established, but its link to causal effective connectivity remains to be explored. This study investigated the differences in the DMN between healthy participants and mild and moderate TBI, in terms of functional and effective connectivity using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Nineteen non-severe TBI (mean age 30.84 ± 14.56) and twenty-two healthy (HC; mean age 27.23 ± 6.32) participants were recruited for this study. Resting-state fMRI data were obtained at the subacute phase (mean days 40.63 ± 10.14) and analyzed for functional activation and connectivity, independent component analysis, and effective connectivity within and between the DMN. Neuropsychological tests were also performed to assess the cognitive and memory domains. Compared to the HC, the TBI group exhibited lower activation in the thalamus, as well as significant functional hypoconnectivity between DMN and LN. Within the DMN nodes, decreased activations were detected in the left inferior parietal lobule, precuneus, and right superior frontal gyrus. Altered effective connectivities were also observed in the TBI group and were linked to the diminished activation in the left parietal region and precuneus. With regard to intra-DMN connectivity within the TBI group, positive correlations were found in verbal and visual memory with the language network, while a negative correlation was found in the cognitive domain with the visual network. Our results suggested that aberrant activities and functional connectivities within the DMN and with other RSNs were accompanied by the altered effective connectivities in the TBI group. These alterations were associated with impaired cognitive and memory domains in the TBI group, in particular within the language domain. These findings may provide insight for future TBI observational and interventional research

EFIKASI KENDIRI GURU PELATIH IPGKTHO DALAM MELAHIRKAN GURU ABAD 21

A teacher is said to be brilliant when the teacher is able to master the holistic or holistic nature of being liked or not, the teaching profession demands a teacher to have the perfectness and excellence in everyday life, especially when educating his students. The study aims to see the level of self-efficacy of teachers. The IPG THO trainer in the creation of 21st century teachers. The data were collected using a questionnaire distributed to trainees sem7 and sem 8. The mean analysis of the self-efficacy of the trainee teachers showed that they were at a moderate level. Pearson correlation analysis found that the self efficacy link between teachers involved management, involvement and teaching was significant but at a moderate level. Teaching in the classroom was found to have greater influence over the management and involvement of teachers in the classroom