Facilities/Equipment for the Practical Skill Training of Electronic Works Trade Students in Technical Colleges of Nigeria State

Abstract

The study assessed the practical skill training offered to students of technical colleges in Federal Capital Territory. Abuja using descriptive research of the survey type.. The population for the study consisted of 30 college administrators (23 principals and vice principals and 7 HODs) and 31 Electrical/Electronics teachers. Two research questions were raised and answered while one hypothesis was formulated and tested. A 36 item structured questionnaire was developed from the literature reviewed for the study and utilized in collecting data. The structured questionnaire was face-validated by 3 experts in Electrical/Electronic trades and measurement and evaluation. The Cronbach alpha method was used to test the internal consistency of the questionnaire items and a co-efficient of 0.8-1 was obtained. The descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used to lest the hypothesis. Findings from the study revealed that most of the facilities/equipment that are needed for practical training of technical college students are not available and those available are inadequate and not effectively put into use by the teachers and students. It was therefore recommended that adequate facilities and equipment should be supplied to the electronics section of the technical colleges. The teachers and experts in the field should recommend the required facilities and equipment to be used in schools. Lastly, for effective use of the facilities/equipment, the college authority should ensure that every teacher is able to operate and or use every tools and equipment available.