Factors Affecting the Attitude of Students towards TVET Education in Bedesa Town, Western Harerge Zone, Oromia Regional State

The general objective of this study were to assess factors which impact Student’s attitude towards Technical and Vocational Education and Training of Bedesa Town, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. To this end, Descriptive survey research design was employed in carrying out this study. The target population for this study consisted of 175 students, 25 teachers and 1 Dean of TVET College and in total 201 in the selected TVET college of Bedesa town. 134 samples were taken from 201 targeted populations. 71 male and 63 female respondents were selected through using stratified random sampling technique. The required data were collected through questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data that have been collected through close ended questionnaires. The findings of the study revealed that 48.6% of the variation in the attitude of students towards TVET education can be explained by changes in Socioeconomic factors, parental influence, quality of technical and vocational education and training education and peer influence whereas 51.4% were unexplained variables that affect the attitude of students towards TVET education. The study therefore concludes that that ‘Socioeconomic factors, Parental influence, Quality of TVET education and Peer influence’ were the stronger predictor of attitude of students towards TVET education sequentially. It is recommended that government, head of TVET and TVET board members should arrange and provide a serious campaign on the importance of TVET in the development of the country, financial, material and human resources should be provided to strengthen and enhance the quality of education imparted at TVET institutions, guidance and counselling services should be strengthen in larger community to influence their children towards TVET education.