Authors : Ibrahim Alsalem; Lulwa AlNekheelan

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24SEP020

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Abstract : Diploma training courses play a primitive role in shaping the job market in the present times because young professionals gain deeper knowledge, and enhanced skills aligned with industry needs. Exploration of the evolving dynamics of industry partnerships in diploma training programs has been taken up as the topic for the present research report. The purpose of the research report has been to explore how industry partnerships contribute to the enhancement of diploma training programs, and what the key benefits and challenges associated with these collaborations are in Kuwaiti context. The report has underscored the major implications of the possible collaboration between industry and education realms. Findings of research suggest that though industry partnerships positively impact diploma training in Kuwait, certain challenges remain to be addressed at the earliest through systemic measures. Recommendations provided thereafter focus on how the identified challenges can be directed, and students can be prepared better for the changing job market.

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