Title: Effectiveness of training programs on worker commitment in the education subsector in Malaysia

Authors: Noorazeela Zainol Abidin; Nurliyana Mohd Basri; Hafizah Abdul Rahim

Addresses: Centre of Excellence for Social Innovation and Sustainability (COESIS), Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia ' Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia ' Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia

Abstract: The study aims at analysing the effectiveness of training programs towards worker commitment in the education subsector in Malaysia. The effectiveness is measured through the use of three main elements, namely training course content, role of the trainer and support from top management. The analysis is based on data from 237 workers involved in the education subsector and sourced through questionnaires distributed throughout a few selected states in 2016. The study employed the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach which applied the software model Smart PLS 3 for analysing the relationship between the three elements on the effectiveness of the training program and workers' commitment. Results showed that the training course content construct produced a non-significant and negative relationship. Whereas the other two constructs, namely role of the trainer and support from top management gave significant and positive worker commitment in the education subsector in Malaysia.

Keywords: training; course content; education subsector; structural equation modelling; SEM; Malaysia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEED.2022.123785

International Journal of Education Economics and Development, 2022 Vol.13 No.3, pp.216 - 228

Received: 16 Oct 2020
Accepted: 23 Jan 2021
Published online: 04 Jul 2022 *

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