RESOURCES NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS FOR JOB CREATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This study was conducted in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. Three purposes of study guided the study. The population of the study was 84. This comprised of 59 teachers and 25 technologists from Department of Technology and vocational education, Ebonyi State University and Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnics Unwana. There was no sampling, the whole population was studied. The instrument used for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire with four points rating scale of very highly needed, highly needed, moderately needed and not needed. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach alpha statistics, which yield a reliability coefficient of 0.83. The data was collect by the researcher with the help of two trained research assistants. The data collected were analyzed using mean with standard deviation with the SPSS statistical package. Based on the analysis of the data collected, the following result emanated, among others. Physical infrastructural facilities, instructional resources and information and communication facilities were found to be highly needed for training of technical teachers. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the government of Ebonyi State in collaboration with the management of the technical institution should provide adequate ICT facilities, physical infrastructural facilities and instructional resources which will facilitate the training of the technical teachers in the area of the study.