PRIVATE SECTORS PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PORGRAMMES IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the participation of the private sectors in the implementation of technical and vocational education programmes in technical colleges. The study was carried out in Ebonyi state of Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was 205. The whole population was used for the study. Four research questions and two null-hypotheses guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a self developed structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts in the Department Technical and Vocational Education, Faculty of Education Ebonyi State University. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach Alpha technique which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.83. Two hundred and five (205) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents with the help of three research assistants and 202 were retrieved which were used for the analysis. Mean with standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses. Based on the analysis, it was revealed that the private sectors have participated little in the implementation of technical and vocational education programmes in technical colleges in Ebonyi State through provision of funds for repair of damaged tools and equipment, renovation of classrooms and provision of social amenities.  It was, therefore, recommended among other things that the government should make policy that will compel the private sector to contribute certain percentage of their profit to technical and vocational education development.