Critical Issues of Soft Skills Development in Teaching Professional Training: Educators’ Perspectives

This study aimed to identify critical issues of soft skills development through teaching professional training. Qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews with the two 15 years working experiences teacher educators in a Malaysian public university. Data derived from interviews was then analysed according to three main themes namely soft skills that need to be highlighted or neglected and the critical issues. Results of the study revealed that factors on failure of soft skills development were big class size, academic focused and insufficient period of training. In conclusion, embedded model will be a better solution to ensure integration of soft skills in every course design. Future research should focus on the appropriate assessment method to facilitate the soft skills development.