Green technology is an environmental technology andcritical to the future of our society. Its main significance is to find the means to produce technology in ways that do not damage or deplete the Earth’s natural resources. Although, many studies have been conducted pertaining to green technology, but it remains unclear when it comes to the knowledge, attitude and practices of the students from vocational colleges in Malaysia. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the level of knowledge, attitude and practices regarding green technology among vocational colleges students. The study was conducted quantitatively using survey involving 183 students from 4 vocational colleges in Johor. A set of questionnaires was administered face to face and the data obtained were analysed usingdescriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way ANOVA through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 23. The findings revealed the level of knowledgeon green technology is average (mean=3.07), meanwhile level of attitude (mean=3.60) and practices on green technology(mean=4.00) are high among vocational colleges students. The findings also added that there is no significant difference in vocational colleges students’ education level with knowledge, attitude and practices of green technology. It also demonstrated that there is no significant difference in vocational colleges students’ undertaken courses with knowledge, attitude and practices of green technology. These findings are based on the notion that increasing knowledge will further influence behaviour change regarding green technology among vocational colleges students. These vocational colleges students are the future skilled and semi-skilled workers in the country and are future generation and therefore it is obligatory to inculcate them with knowledge, attitude and practices of green technology.
Green Technology refersto clean energy production, the use of alternative fuels,and technologies that are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels.It has garnered a significant amount of interest due to increasing awareness about the impacts of climate change and the depletion of natural resources.While the buildings emit more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than other industries, the use of Green Technology will be able toreduce human impacts on the natural environmentand prevent climate change. Therefore, the purpose of this study isto investigate the Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Collegethat is seen fundamental as these students will be in the construction workforce in the future. The study was conductedusing the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) involving a combination of 20 experts with various expertise from a heterogeneous group. Aset of questionnaires using a 7-point Likert Scale was formed based on expert interviewsin the first phase of this studyand the data obtained were then analysed using triangular fuzzy numbers and ranking for each variable was determined using the defuzzification process. The findings showed that all elements listed reached the experts’ consensus. Expert consensus also found that the Carbon Initiatives element ranked first meanwhile the Introduction to Green Technologyelement ranked last in the list of elements. These elements are agreed upon inpreparing academically exemplary individuals while ensuring every graduate from Vocational College, especially from the Construction Technology course is equipped with job-ready skills to tackle real-life problems.
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