An Empirical Investigation of Vocational Education and Training Programs: A Case of Vocational Training Institutes of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

The purpose of this research is to conduct the formative evaluation of vocational education and training (VET) under the Kirkpatrick model in the vocational training institutes of southern Punjab. This study also measures the impact of Vocational Education and Trainings dimensions: quality of contents, teaching method, assessment and examination, selection of trainees, counseling and career guidance, staff trainee relationship, staff selection and qualification, physical resources, management and organization and interrelation with industry on reaction and learning of trainees. The results show that among all the training dimensions, quality of contents, physical resources and inter-relation with industry have positive and significant effect on reaction and learning.