The NCV qualification, internships and work readiness. The case of a TVET college in the Western Cape
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Date
2021
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
The study investigates a Western Cape Technical Vocational and Education and Training (TVET) college internship programmes and how the curriculum prepare students for the workplace. The research utilizes and applies the Human Capital Theory (HCT) to student employability and college internships to generate new theoretical insights into the possibilities and limitations of an internship in preparing college students for the workplace.
The study is motivated by observations of students in the workplaces who had completed the National Certificate Vocational (NCV) course with regard to hospitality and office administration who were participating in its associated internships. The research question underlines the relationship between the NCV qualification, HCT and internships.
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Magister Educationis (Adult Learning and Global Change) - MEd(AL)
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Human capital theory, TVET colleges, Soft skills, Internships, Western Cape