Electrical Installation and Maintenance Skills Required by Graduates of Science and Technical Colleges for Self-Employment in Yobe State

Abdul Abdullahi, Ibrahim Mohammed Dawasa, Abdulkarim Ishaku

Abstract


The study determined the skills required by graduates of electrical installation and maintenance work trade in Science Technical Colleges in Yobe state. The study adopted survey research design and was guided by three research questions. The population of the study comprises of all the electrical installation and maintenance work teachers in the eight Science and Technical Colleges in Yobe state. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and mean was used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study among others revealed that the graduates required almost all the mentioned skills for self-employment in both domestic and industrial installation as well as in winding of electrical machines. Based on these findings therefore, it was recommended among others that teachers of electrical installation and maintenance work in Yobe State science and technical colleges should be retrained by the government on the implementation  of the skills identified for self-employment in domestic, industrial installation and winding of electrical machines.


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