ABSTRACT

The rapid growth of travel trade in India has propelled the demand for well-trained and qualified personnel. To foster the quality skills and knowledge among the potential workforce, the role of teachers/trainers has been indispensable. Therefore, it is essential to properly address the needs of educators. The present study aims to identify and analyze the challenges of vocational (tourism) trainers imparting skill-based training in the schools and colleges of Himachal Pradesh (India). The data collected from 91 vocational trainers of Himachal Pradesh through semi-structured interviews was analyzed qualitatively using content analysis supported by NVivo software. The study resulted into 34 perceived challenges which were grouped under 7 distinct categories: teaching-related challenges, student-related challenges, society-related challenges, challenges at the end of outsourcing companies, challenges at the end of Government, syllabus-related challenges, and school’s location. The findings imply the urgent need to improve the system of vocational education by timely addressing the varied challenges of vocational trainers.

摘要

印度旅游业的快速增长推动了对训练有素的合格人员的需求。为了培养潜在劳动力的素质技能和知识，教师/培训师的作用不可或缺。因此，必须妥善解决教育工作者的需求。本研究旨在确定和分析职业（旅游）培训师在喜马偕尔邦（印度）的学校和学院中传授基于技能的培训所面临的挑战。使用 NVivo 软件支持的内容分析对通过半结构化访谈从喜马偕尔邦的 91 名职业培训师收集的数据进行定性分析。该研究产生了 34 个感知挑战，这些挑战被分为 7 个不同的类别：与教学相关的挑战、与学生相关的挑战、与社会相关的挑战、外包公司结束时的挑战、政府结束时的挑战、与教学大纲相关的挑战以及学校的位置。调查结果表明，迫切需要通过及时解决职业培训师面临的各种挑战来改进职业教育体系。