Intervention Strategies to improve Technical Vocational Education and Training College Students Efficacy towards their Education

Abstract

It is common cause that students should strive to work hard and subsequently progress to different levels of their learning. However, most students get consumed by various social activities that affect their learning hence a need for intervention by institutions to assist them in completing their studies on time. Thus, this study sought to investigate intervention strategies that could improve performance of National Certificate Vocational programmes NC (V) at TVET colleges. Structured interviews were conducted with 15 NC (V) lecturers and 5 campus management team of five TVET college campuses in Gauteng province, South Africa. The researchers also conducted observation study to collect qualitative data. Convenient sampling method was used to select participants. This study employed Weiner’s theory to understand internal and external intervention strategies that could improve performance at TVET colleges. Based on high failure rate at the colleges, it is recommended that TVET colleges should institute student mentorship programmes, skills competitions and merits systems amongst other to assist in improving performance of NC (V) programmes at TVET colleges.