AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF ICT IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILES EDUCATION FOR EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This study assessed the availability and utilization of ICT in clothing and textiles education for effective TVET and national development. Three purposes, research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Thirty two (32) lecturers in all the tertiary institutions involved in teaching clothing and textiles/fashion and designing (universities, polytechnics and college of education) in Delta State were all used since is a small population. Data were collected with questionnaire and analyzed using mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Findings showed low availability and poor utilization of ICT equipment/facilities such as personal computers, telephones and modem. Some constraints to ICT utilization as limited ICT, incompetency, lack of fund and support staff were also identified among others. There is no significant difference in the extent to which ICT equipment were utilized in tertiary institutions in Delta State. Conclusions and recommendations were made that access and training on ICT be provided to teachers for competency.