Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part D (2025)

This research dealt with the communication setbacks of the Technical-Vocational Education Students particularly on their communication apprehensions, preferred error correction, and the causes and strategies to overcome communication roadblocks. It specifically sought to determine the level of communication setbacks among industrial education students using the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) by McCroskey, J. C. (1982) and how the respondents wanted their errors to be corrected. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the respondents have Average Communication Apprehension. It was also revealed that they want their teachers to identify the error and give the right answer”. On the contrary, they least preferred that their teachers delay the correction of their errors. It is recommended that the teachers devise concrete classroom and/or school activities geared toward activating students’ linguistic and communicative competence be it in a group, meeting, dyad, or public speaking. Further, error correction should be seen as an opportunity for students to develop their communication skills and not a threat to their educational growth. Technical and technology resources can be leveraged through digital platforms, accessible and flexible learning resources in support to traditional classroom instruction.