Investigation on practical training participation intentions of technical and vocational college students through trust perceptions

Practical trainings are internship programs provided by business enterprises that combine academic theories and practical application to promote the professional skills of students and to provide students opportunities to get acquainted with their possible future workplaces. This study explores on the practical training participation intentions of students through their views on practical training system and trust toward the company where they are doing their practical training. The results found that the expertise and performance of the practical training and the satisfaction with previous training improve the cognitive trust of the technical and vocational college students and the satisfaction with previous training can improve the affective trust of the students. This study also found that the interpersonal trust and practical training effectiveness significantly affect the future participation intentions of students in practical trainings. In the future, universities should consider conducting internship programs with high technology and large-scale companies to promote the participation intention of the students and their training results.