What Kind of Job Characteristics are Important for Improving Students’ Competencies in Co-op Education : KoreaTech IPP Case

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of on-site training environments and goals on learning outcomes of trainees. For this purpose, the study analyzed survey data collected from 752 students who participated in KOREATECH’s Industry ProfessionalPractice (IPP) on-site training program from 2017 to 2018. The following summarizes some important findings from the studyresults: First, on examining whether the effect of job characteristics on the academic competencies differs according to the characteristicsof the group, it was found that the factors that affect the whole group were job content, coaching, and welfare benefits, but theeffect of job scope was statistically significant. Second, on examining whether the effect of job characteristics on job competenciesdiffers according to the characteristics of the group, it was found that the factors that affect the whole group were job content, coaching,and job scope, but the effect of welfare was statistically significant. Analyzing by training goals, it was found that the majorinfluencers were job content in the Recruitment-intended group; and job content, coaching and job scope in the Training-intendedgroup. Based on the results, the implications of the study and follow-up studies are suggested.

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