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Analysis of the Training Curriculum of the Agricultural Institute and Job Performance of the Agricultural Technicians in Peninsular Malaysia
Thesis Abstract:
The study attempted to analyze the training curriculum of the Agricultural Institutes and to determine the proficiency in job performance of agricultural technicians in Peninsular Malaysia. Data were gathered through mailed questionnaries and personal follow up. The respondents consisted of 212 agricultural technicians and 34 supervisors.
Findings revealed that over 77% of the technicians were male, only 10% married, about 22 years average age, and about 15 months work experience. All the supervisors were male, over 70% married, above 32 years average age, and about 9 years work experience.
The majority of the technicians indicated that, excepting Physics and Population Education, all the subjects taught in the Institutes were useful or very useful, all the courses were relevant or very relevant to theri job, and the duration of training was adequate.
Female techinicians perceived more adequately the availabilty of instructional aids and materials, but the male techinicians were more proficient in knowledge of administrative procedure and practical skills in their major field. Married technicians perceived more adequately the subject-matter knowledge of instructors, and were also more proficient in their knowledge and skills in general agricultue.
The technicians claimed their educational beckground was adequate, but those with science stream educational background wre more proficient in the application of technical skills than the Institute graduates who came from the arts stream.
Technicians with less than one year work experience perceived more proficiently than others subject-matter knowledge in their major field. The techinicians' major fields of study were signicantly related to the adequacy of the training program in all courses in general, proficiency in assigned job, application of techinical knowledge, knowledge of administrative procedure and pratical skills in their major field.
Supervisors and technicians differed in their perceptions of job performance proficiency of the latter. The techmicians tended to perceive themselves as more proficient than as rated by the supervisors