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@article{209198,
        author = {Mr. Benny Varghese and Dr. Mooon Paiithaannkar},
        title = {Public-Private Partnerships in TVET Delivery in the UAE: A Framework for Enhancing Vocational Education Effectiveness},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {5},
        pages = {1546-1565},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=209198},
        abstract = {Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are widely promoted as a mechanism for closing the skills gap between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) provision and labour-market demand, yet empirical, quantitative evidence on how specific PPP practices translate into improved TVET delivery outcomes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains scarce. Grounded in Resource-Based View, Resource Dependence Theory, Stakeholder Theory, and Principal-Agent Theory, this study develops and empirically tests a conceptual framework in which five PPP practice dimensions Government Support and Policy Environment (GSP), Private Sector Engagement (PSE), Risk-Sharing and Governance Mechanisms (RSG), Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication (SCC), and Quality Assurance and Curriculum Alignment (QAC) influence TVET Delivery Effectiveness (TDE) both directly and indirectly through Partnership Trust and Commitment (PTC) as a mediating mechanism. A structured, seven-point Likert questionnaire was administered to TVET educators, industry partners, government officials, and trainees across the seven Emirates, yielding a final analytical sample of 412 valid responses. Cronbach's alpha (.82–.88), composite reliability (.88–.92), and average variance extracted (.65–.68) confirmed strong reliability and convergent validity, while the Fornell–Larcker criterion confirmed discriminant validity across all seven constructs. Multiple regression showed that all five PPP dimensions significantly predict TDE (R² = .471, F(5,406) = 72.33, p < .001), and structural equation modelling (CFI = .993, TLI = .992, RMSEA = .016) confirmed a good-fitting structural model in which Partnership Trust and Commitment partially mediates the relationship between overall PPP practice and TVET delivery effectiveness (indirect effect = .291, Sobel z = 5.66, p < .001, bootstrap 95% CI [.193, .394]), accounting for approximately 31% of the total effect. All eight hypothesized relationships were supported. The paper contributes a validated, multi-dimensional measurement model of PPP practice in TVET, an empirically tested trust-mediated pathway to delivery effectiveness, and policy-relevant guidance for UAE education authorities and private-sector partners seeking to strengthen collaborative vocational training delivery.},
        keywords = {Public-Private Partnerships; Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET); United Arab Emirates; Partnership Trust and Commitment; Structural Equation Modelling; Skills Development},
        month = {October},
        }