Industry@POLYCC: A Centralized Decision Support Dashboard for Managing Industry Collaboration in Malaysian TVET Institutions
Keywords:
Industry collaboration, Decision support system, TVET, Higher education data managementAbstract
This study reports the design, development, and impact evaluation of the Industry@POLYCC Dashboard, a centralized decision support platform for managing industry collaboration data across Malaysian polytechnics and community colleges. Adopting a design and development research approach, the system integrates standardized datasets on industry partners, collaboration indicators, and formal agreements into interactive visual dashboards. A quantitative survey involving institutional and departmental users indicates significant improvements in data accessibility, reporting efficiency, and decision-making effectiveness. The findings demonstrate the dashboard’s potential as a national-level digital governance tool to strengthen evidence-based planning and strategic industry–academia collaboration within the Malaysian TVET ecosystem.
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