Training level improvement and student development in Chinese vocational colleges

The study examined the training level improvement and the student development of students in Chinese vocational colleges.It described the profile of the respondents in terms of sex, grade, major and length of training; determined the respondents' training level improvement in terms of academic support, personal growth, and institutional environment; identified the respondents' development in terms of personal development, professional skills, and social engagement; tested the differences in responses when grouped according to profile; tested the relationship between training level and student development; and proposed a plan of action to enhance student internship development.The descriptive method was employed in this study.The researcher, in contrast to conducting experiments, observed and measured variables without imposing control or manipulation over them.For the study, the researcher selected 650 college students from six vocational schools in Mainland China including Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic University.The reliability of the surveys employed the Likert scale was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha.The gathered data was analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, t-test, and a quantitative descriptive study technique.According to the study's findings, majority of the respondents were female in their sophomore year majoring in Literature with 6-10 hours length of training.Most of the respondents agreed on the indicators regarding training level improvement in terms of terms of academic support, personal growth, and institutional environment.A large proportion of respondents agreed on the indicators pertaining to student development in terms of personal development, professional skills, and social engagement.When grouped according to profile, there were significant differences on responses regarding training level improvement and student development when grouped to sex and length of training and no significant differences when grouped to year level, and major.Additionally, findings showed significant relationship between training level improvement and student development.An enhanced plan of action to improve student internship development was proposed.