Industry Revolution 4.0 Skills and Enablers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Curriculum
Evarina Amiron1, Azlan Abdul Latib2, Kamalularifin Subari3
1Evarina Amiron, School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
2Azlan Abdul Latib, School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
3Kamalularifin Subari, School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 15 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 11 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 17 July 2019 | PP: 484-490 | Volume-8 Issue-1C2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: A10800581C219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The research aims to identify Industry Revolution 4.0 (Industry 4.0) skills and enablers that should be included in TVET Curriculum namely the National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS) which is developed by the Department of Skills Development, the government agency responsible for skills training in Malaysia. A Conceptual Framework has been developed to identify and confirm the list of Industry 4.0 Generic Skills and Enablers of an Industry 4.0 working environment. By identifying a list of generic skills required for an Industry 4.0 working environment regardless of the type of industry, the skills list can be included in TVET curriculum that will be able to facilitate the training of TVET trainees of entry level competency such as those at the certificate level, (Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia/Malaysian Skills Certificate) Level 1 till Level 3, because the technological competency required is not industry specific. The advent of a TVET curriculum enhanced with Industry 4.0 skills will also be able to facilitate other industries to develop their own industry specific TVET curriculum where this will subsequently produce a supply of ready to work graduates and also upgrade the skills of existing workers to perform competently in an Industry 4.0 working environment. By identifying the enablers for Industry 4.0 in TVET curriculum, TVET training institutions will be able to design and establish an Industry 4.0 training environment that will equip TVET trainees with the skills required.
Keywords: Industry Revolution 4.0 (Industry 4.0), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Industry 4.0 Skills.
Scope of the Article: Smart Learning and Innovative Education Systems