Mechanism for effective Management of Human and Material Resources in Technical Colleges in Niger State

Abstract

This study was designed to identify mechanism for effective management of human and material resources in technical colleges in Niger state. Three research questions were formulated and answered, two hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was employed; a 30 item questionnaire was developed and used to collect data from respondents consisting of 40 administrators and 100 teachers of technical colleges in Niger State. The data was analysed using frequency count, mean and t-test statistics. The study revealed among others that workshops equipment and tools are rarely maintained; principals, teachers and students do not relate freely in academic environment, there is inadequate supervision of technical college programmes by Government agencies. It was therefore recommended among others that principals, teachers and students should relate freely in academic environment, equipment for student practice and workshop should be maintained regularly, there should be adequate supervision of technical colleges programmes by government agencies and that there should be persistent monitoring of technical college administrators.