Entrepreneurship Education for Industrial Professional: The Influence of Communication, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovative Soft Skill on Job Performance
Ahmad F.S1, Velu B. K.D.V2, Zaidin N3, Shariff S.A4
1Ahmad F.S, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2Velu B. K.D.V, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
3Zaidin N, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
4Shariff S.A, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 24 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 05 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 16 December 2019 | PP: 93-99 | Volume-8 Issue-3S3 November 2019 | Retrieval Number: C10371183S319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1037.1183S319
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Abstract: Education for 21st century should be different from 20th Century. After all we have leapt from to the Industrial Revolution (IR) 2.0 to 4.0 in between these two periods. Yet most educators of integrated disciplines such as entrepreneurship education for engineers in tertiary institutions are those who were trained in 20th century with mechanistic approach focusing on feasibility and viability of bureaucratic environment with less focus on soft skills qualities. The advancement of IR 4.0 has led a new drive for educational transformation with far greater needs to produce agile graduates with strong entrepreneurial soft skills qualities of good communication, teamwork, leadership and innovativeness (CTLI). This paper discusses the perceived mastery of CTLI skills among engineers and assess whether these skills significantly influence their job performance. A quantitative research was conducted on engineers working in a regional oil and gas corporation located in East Malaysia. The gathered data is analyzed via SPSS 22 and the results indicate that most engineers with good mastery of CTLI skills perform better at workplace. This finding necessitates changes to be made in major aspects of entrepreneurship education including policy, content and delivery where the mechanistic approach focusing on feasibility and viability focused must be transformed into the more organic approach that engage, empower, appreciate and connects talents through vibrant, creative, and human-centered education. Although it will be a great challenge for educators to integrate the traditional field of knowledge within the IR4.0 framework, the integration of CTLI experience through entrepreneurship education would produce better equipped technical graduates.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Qualities, Industrial Professional, IR 4.0 Entrepreneurship Education, Soft Skills.
Scope of the Article: Smart Learning and Innovative Education Systems