SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM INSTALLATION SKILLS REQUIRED BY ELECTRICAL TECHNICIANS FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study aimed at determining the solar photovoltaic system installation skill required by electrical technician for self-employment. To achieve this, two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for this study was 232. This consists of 150 Electrical technicians and 82 Electrical teachers. The sample for the study is 150 respondents. This consists of 90 electrical technicians and 60 electrical teachers selected by simple random sampling. One hundred and fifty copies of the questionnaire were administered by the researchers with the help of three research assistants and retrieved immediately after completion. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts; two lecturers and one electrical instructor. Cronbach Alpha was used to establishing the reliability of the instrument and a reliability coefficient value of 0.87 was obtained. Data collected were analysed using mean to answer the research questions while, t-test for independent sample was used to analyse the data collected for the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study identified stages and skills involved in solar photovoltaic system installation. It was concluded that electrical technicians should acquire the necessary skills required for installation of solar photovoltaic system.