SKILL GAP ANALYSIS AMONG METAL WORK CRAFTMEN FOR SELFEMPLOYMENT IN ABUJA

Abstract

This study was carried out to analyses the skill gap among metalwork craftsmen for self employment in Abuja. Survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study was 30 metalwork craftsmen, 20 metalwork engineers and 6 metalwork teachers. A random sampling technique was adopted for the engineers in the metal work industry. The absence of sampling for the craftsmen and teachers of the technical colleges in Abuja is as a result of the relatively small size of the population, there was no need for sampling. The population was manageable, the entire population was used to carry out the study. A structured questionnaire which was designed by the researcher was used as the instrument for data collection from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts. Three research questions guided the study, while three null hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was employed to test the hypotheses. It was found out that all the 24 skills suggested are required by metalwork craftsmen for self-employment in Abuja. Therefore it was recommended that all the skills identified in the study be included in the training given to metalwork craftsmen for in Abuja