The Work Readiness Inventory

A Measurement Model to Assess Graduates’ Work Readiness in Higher Vocational Educations

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10.2991/assehr.k.210424.059How to use a DOI?

Keywords

work readiness, work readiness inventory, higher vocational education

Abstract

The skills gap of higher vocational education graduates is still very wide. There is a need for graduates’ readiness to enter the world of work. The research objective was to develop a measurement model to assess work readiness of higher vocational education graduates. The research was conducted using an online survey method. The research respondents were final year students who are currently carrying out industrial work practices. The research data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. This study confirms a model for measuring graduate work readiness, called the Work Readiness Inventory (WRI). This WRI model consists of 42 job readiness attributes, which are divided into 6 constructs, namely: personal resources, family support, industrial work practice experience, work expectations and information, learning environment, and career guidance. The WRI model has a very good degree of fit, and able to measure the work readiness of vocational higher education graduates with valid and reliable.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - I Made Suarta
AU  - I Gusti Ketut Gede
AU  - I Ketut Suwintana
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/26
TI  - The Work Readiness Inventory
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Social Science (ICAST-SS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 305
EP  - 310
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210424.059
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210424.059
ID  - Suarta2021
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