Methods of Applying Employability Skills to Students with Special Education Needs in Shah Alam Vocational Special Education Secondary School
The qualitative case study presents how to implement employability soft skills among special education needs students at Shah Alam Vocational Special Education Secondary School. This study explores howteachersimplementemployabilityskillsforStudentswith Special Educational Needs (SEN). This study uses a qualitative case study to examinetheapplicationoftheemployabilityskillsofSENatShahAlam Vocational Special Secondary Schools. Conducted with the approval of theInformationManagementDivision&EducationPolicyPlanningand Research Division of the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Special EducationDivision,ShahAlamVocationalSpecialEducationSecondary School and teachers who teach at Shah Alam Vocational Special EducationHighSchool.Thisresearchinvolvedin-depthinterviewsand observations with teachers to gain insight into applying SEN employability skills. The research results suggest that providing SEN with cooperative learning, democratic classrooms, and motivational strategies is better for acquiring the skills needed for future employment. The study underlines the urgency of implementing hands-on and experiential learning orinternships to make SEN job-ready.Asaresult,thestudy addsnewknowledgeabout whatworksin education to build employability skills for students with special educational needs.
Authors
- Azmanirah Ab Rahman
- Anizam Mohamed Yusof
- Nur Adlina Badrul Hisham
Publication Details
- Journal
- Online Journal for TVET Practitioners
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30880/ojtp.2024.09.02.011
- Primary Topic
- Higher Education and Employability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia