This study aims to identify the effects of the education and training satisfaction of the work-learning dual system on job attitudes and the moderating effects of learning goal orientation and perceived organizational support such as organizational c...
This study aims to identify the effects of the education and training satisfaction of the work-learning dual system on job attitudes and the moderating effects of learning goal orientation and perceived organizational support such as organizational commitment and turnover intention. The work-learning dual system was designed to provide corporate customized training to the industrial workforce based on the National Competency Standard. This system has been introduced to reduce unnecessary expenses and to resolve a job mismatch between job-seekers and companies. Benchmarking the German dual system and the Swiss apprenticeship system, it was tailored apply to the Korean labor market.
Data were obtained from 254 employees who participated in the work-learning dual system. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, factor analysis, reliability test, correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS for Windows Ver. 22.0.
Major findings are summarized as follows.
The satisfaction with education and training significantly enhanced organizational commitment. Second, the satisfaction with education and training significantly lowered the turnover intention. Third, learning goal orientation moderated the relationship between the satisfaction with education and training and the turnover intention. Learning goal orientation strengthened the negative relationship between the satisfaction with education and training and the turnover intention.
This study provides the following practical implications and suggestions for future research. First, it suggests directions for new research on the positive effects of the work-learning dual system in the current situation of Korea where few studies have been conducted on the relation of the system and job attitudes. Second, efforts should be made to raise awareness of the organizational support of workers participating in the work-learning dual system. Third, companies should consider learning goal orientation when selecting workers to participate in education and training.
The results of this study are expected to contribute to the successful diffusion of the system and its stable settlement.