ADEQUACY OF EQUIPMENT FOR SKILL ACQUISITION IN BLOCK LAYING AND CONCRETING TRADE FOR NATIONAL TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

Lawal Ali Beli

Abstract


The Teaching of Block laying and Concreting Trade as an Integral part of Building Construction at Technical Co lleges lie
on adequate number of Equipment. Researches indicate the problem of inadequate number of equipment at almost all
levels and types of education in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to find out the adequacy of Block laying and
Concreting Trade Equipment the state of the art toward executing the TC Curriculum. The research question answered in the study focused in identifying the adequacy of
reviewed and descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. Thirty-eight were adopted from National Board for Technical Education total of six percentage was used to answer the research question. The hypothesis was tested using chi-square statistical tool at 0.05 levels of significance. The test results indicate no significant difference between the mean ratings of Workshop assistants on the adequacy of equipment in TC 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, for National Technical Certificate. It was recommended that adequate number of equipment had to be provided to agree and maintained the stipulated number of equipment required by the NBTE in order to safeguard Students from possessing less or no skill acquisition, thereby res ulting to low T C Students employability.


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