Assessment of the implementation of students’ industrial training practices in engineering and technology educationprogrammes in the Universities in Northern Nigeria.

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the implementation of Students industrial training practices in Engineering and Technology Education Programmes in the Universities in Northern Nigeria. Specifically the study assessed and seeks ways to enhance the implementation of industrial practices through Students Work Experience Programme (SWEP) and Student's Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) in Engineering and Technology Education Programmes in the Universities in Northern Nigeria. A 32-items questionnaire was used to collect data from 91 Lecturers, 47 Technical staff, 35 Industrial Personnel and 371 500 Level students. Mean statistics, standard deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis. The findings revealed that there is no a structured curriculum for SWEP; institutions don't secure places of attachment for students; students are not well supervised during the SIWES and employers did not pay students monthly allowance as and when due. Recommendations made in line with the findings among others are: the Universities should ensure adequate placement of students in industries; employers should pay students monthly allowance as and when due; SWEP should be monitored by coordinators to ensure good participation of students and there should be adequate supervision of students during SIWES.