ERIC Number: ED654761
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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The On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program: Students' Future Careers and Personal Development
Chi Hong Nguyen; Tham Nguyen Van
International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, Paper presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) (Cappadocia, Turkey, May 18-21, 2023)
In Vietnam, some universities develop a similar program to a practicum or an internship called an on-the-job training (OJT) program. However, this concept appears to be quite new to students, and its impacts on students' learning and growth remain under-researched. The current study explores how OJT programs impact students' future careers and personal development. The study used mixed research methods and data obtained from 150 students' responses at a private university in Vietnam via a 34-item questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that OJT programs significantly influence students' future professional and personal development as well as personal capacities. Spending a whole semester in enterprises arouses students' interest in intending what jobs they will take after graduation since they form a clearer orientation for their future careers. Besides the strengths observed, choosing a variety of firms, organizations, and job training positions and responsibilities for students is considered the program developers' great concern. The findings of this study show that learning that incurs during the OJT or practicum may emerge from students' social interactions, communications, and observations of their peers, supervisors, and others. Learning, in this sense, is both personally and socially constructed. [For the full proceedings, see ED654100.]
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Individual Development, Career Development, Foreign Countries, Long Range Planning, Private Colleges, Professional Development, Career Pathways, Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Internship Programs
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Vietnam
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