The development of green technology has intensified in the early 21st century as evident by the increasing attention given to it by governments and industries. This development requires more employees who possess generic green skills. Questions on what generic green skills are, is still unclear and needs further investigation. This qualitative study explored the perspective of employers and academicians about the meaning of generic green skills. Interviews with ten personnel (three from industries currently involved in green practices and seven academicians from the Department of Technical and Engineering Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia were conducted from January to May 2015. Results indicate that employers and academicians are fully aware of the importance of environmental sustainability. Although some were found to be ignorant about the term generic green skills, they showed an inclination towards referring to generic green skills as green practices.
Dr.Yusri Kamin
Secretary of the Association of Technical and Vocational Education Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Technical and Engineering Education Department
Malaysia
Issue 6
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Dr. Yusri Kamin is currently a Senior Lecturer and as a Head, Department of Technical and Engineering Education Department, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He obtained Bachelor of Technology with Education (Mechanical Engineering) and a Master of Education with Specialization in Technical and Vocational Education) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and PhD (Technical and Vocational Education) from La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia. Among the positions that he held were Head of Department Technical and Vocational and Academic Manager for External Program. He actively involved in conducting research on Developing Model of Preparing Mechanical Program at College Vocational In Malaysia, students preparedness for the workplace in mechanical, work-based learning, employability skill, generic green skill and scenario-based learning. In addition he has written numerous papers and presented at national and international conferences and seminar. Yusri is also a reviewer for the Journal of Asian Academic Society for Vocational Education and Training (JAVET), Journal for Technical and Vocational Education Malaysia, and panel of assessor for Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). At present, he is the secretary of the Association of Technical and Vocational Education Malaysia.
