Academic Relevance of on-the-job Training in Various Related Industries Castaño Mary Caroline N.* Ph. D., Research Associate, Marketing Management Department Research Center for Social Sciences and Education, Faculty, College of Commerce & Business Administration & The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines *email: marycaroline.castano@gmail.com, mcastano@ust.edu.ph
Online published on 7 January, 2019. Abstract The business program of the University of Santo Tomas provides experiential learning opportunities to students through practicum or on-the-job training program. Therefore, the study evaluated the graduating students'involvement in the practicum or on-the-job training program of the UST College of Commerce & Business Administration. The purposes of this study are: (a) To determine the perceived relevance to the students and their programs, (b) To get the relationship of perceived relevance and performance c) To determine the invaluable factors that were experienced during the OJT, (d) To identify both the common positive and negative comments of the supervisions. Descriptive statistics was used to present quantitative descriptions in a manageable form. Results show that there is no significant difference across the programs sampled. The researcher discovered that there is a need to conduct workshops or seminars which will improve the confidence and initiative of the students. Top Keywords OJT, Experiential Learning, Confidence, Evaluation. Top |