Students’ Digital Readiness in Vocational College for Industrial Revolution 4.0

Students often encounter challenges in developing their digital technology skills, primarily due to a lack of proficiency in using computer applications, internet-based apps, and similar tools. The failure of graduates in mastering the digital technology has a negative effect on their ability to get a job related to Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0). Thus, the objective of this study is to identify students’ digital readiness for IR4.0 in the aspects of attitude, knowledge and technical skills at one of Vocational College in the Southern Zone in Malaysia. A total of 306 respondents were selected using the stratified random sampling. This study is quantitative method and the research instrument consists of a set of questionnaires containing 28 question items divided into Sections A, B, C and D. All the data collected through the questionnaires were analysed descriptively, using the Statistical Package for Social Science Version 20.0 (SPSS), to obtain frequency values, percentages, means and standard deviations. The results of the study reveal that the level of the students’ digital readiness for IR4.0 from the aspects of attitude, knowledge and technical skills is at a satisfactory level. The mean average value obtained for all the research questions is 3.34, and it is at a moderate score level. Therefore, vocational colleges need to pay more attention to students’ digital readiness for IR4.0 from the aspect of attitude, knowledge and technical skills, so that the graduates can meet the needs of the industry now, and propel the nation towards IR4.0.