Assessment of the Alignment of Electrical/Electronics Technology Education Curriculum with Industry-Required Skills for Graduates of College of Education in Niger State

Abstract

Survey research design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted in Niger State college of Education, Minna. The population of the study comprised of 9 Electrical/Electronics lecturers in Niger State College of Education, Minna and 15 industry employers/supervisors in electrical installation, maintenance, manufacturing, and related sectors in Minna Niger State. No sampling was taken, as the population was of manageable size, hence the entire population was used for the study. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts from Department of Industrial and Technology Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna. The instrument was trial tested on 3 Electrical/Electronics lecturers and 4 employers/supervisors in electrical installation in Kwara state. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient was computed yielded 0.71 coefficient. The instruments were administered personally by the researcher to the respondents. Mean and standard deviation was used to analyze research questions while t-test was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that Electrical/Electronics Technology Education curriculum in Colleges of Education has a moderate representation of the technical and technological skills demanded by industry with a grand mean of 2.78 and practical training elements are moderately in line with the modern industrial practice with a grand mean of 2.75. Based on the findings, it is therefore concluded that it is possible to state that the Electrical/Electronics Technology Education curriculum in Colleges of Education provides students with the technical and practical skills needed in the industry in a moderate way.