A Study of Vocational Students Perception during Apprenticeship in Insurance Industry

Vocational Higher Education is an formal college providing knowledge as well as preparing the students for six months apprenticeship after five semesters school. This study is based upon work that the researcher has done to investigate the contribution of this institution especially insurance administration and actuary seen from student’s perspective for apprenticeship to develop their skill. This study used qualitative data which were collected by interviewing the randomly chosen apprentices and are measured with the questionner. The study shows that 58,5% from total apprentices had difficulty when they are doing their job which be caused by what they had to do is a little bit different with theory taught in college. But they think the lecturers had an important role in a learning and gave them many theories before they went to the apprenticeship. The finding revealed that they prefered to learn by watching others working. They watched, learnt, and did the job.