The Role of Vocational Education in Meeting the Needs of The Palestinian Labor Market in The Governorates of Gaza: An Applied Study on Palestine Technical College - Deir El-Balah

Abstract

The study aims to identify the role of vocational education in meeting the needs of the Palestinian labor market in Gaza governorates. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the descriptive analytical method. He designed a questionnaire for this purpose and applied it to the 115 male and female students of the vocational colleges. The results of the study showed that the degree of appreciating the role of vocational education in meeting the needs of the Palestinian labor market in the Gaza governorates was very high with a relative weight of (76.40%). The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) in the respondents' means regarding the role of vocational education in meeting the needs of the Palestinian labor market in the Gaza governorates due to sex. However, statistically significant differences merged in the respondents' means due to age in favor of the age group of 20 and over. In light of the previous results, the researcher suggested a number of recommendations as follows: Setting clear directions to identify students of faculties of vocational education with specializations appropriate to the labor market, the importance of developing vocational education programs that correspond to the Palestinian labor market according to specific regulations adopted by faculties of vocational education to produce results and recommendations that benefit the Palestinian society and economy.