Abutu, F., Ogunsola, F. & Bappah, A,S. (2019). Innovative quality assurance strategies for effective instructional delivery of trade subjects in technical teacher education in Nigeria.

Abstract

Trade subjects in technical colleges is designed to equip trainees with technical knowledge and skills needed for employment in the industries and related workplaces where practical skills are needed to function effectively. Quality assurance is a system or mechanism put in place to ensure proper achievement of the goals of technical college education as stipulated by the National Policy on Education in 2013. This study through extensive literature review gave a conceptual overview of trade subjects in technical colleges, quality as well as quality assurance in trade subjects in technical colleges. The study also unveiled the need to achieve high quality assurance in trade subjects in technical colleges. The paper discussed the quality assurance parameters, quality assurance drivers in Nigerian technical college system as well as possible factors militating against achieving high quality assurance in trade subjects in technical colleges. The researchers developed strategies for achieving quality assurance in trade subjects and also made valuable recommendations to enhance strategic implementation of the developed strategies to achieve high quality assurance system as well as quality graduates in the various trade subjects.