Partnership between Colleges of Education and Industries as a Panacea for Developing Metalwork Technology Education (MTE) Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills in North-East Nigeria

M. U. Cyril, Abdulkarim Yusuf Kwami

Abstract


The study aimed at fostering Partnership Between Colleges of Education (Technical) and Industries for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills among Metalwork Technology Education Students (MTES) in North-East Nigeria. The research design was cross-sectional survey. The area of the study was North East Nigeria. The study population was 175 respondents, which included 25 Lecturers, 10 Technologies, and 80 NCE III students of Metalwork Technology Education Department from 5 colleges of education in North east Nigeria, in 2022/2023 academic session, and 60 industrial base supervisors. Multi stage sampling technique was used in the study. Firstly, convenient sampling technique was used to select North-East out of the three geo political zones of the study, purposive sampling technique was used to select 5 colleges of educations that offer Metalwork as a course in the study area. Also, the study stratified the participants according to their group (stratum) and 152 participants from population of the study were sampled by using simple random sampling. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire and validated by two experts in Entrepreneurship and Technology Education. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.80. The data collected was analyzed Mean and standard deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study revealed among others that, there was high extent in developing practical skills when there is partnership between Educational Institution (EI) & Mechanical Engineering Industries (MEI). The findings also revealed that there was a statistically significant difference (at the p<.05 level) on the extent to which Partnership between EI and MEI develop practical skills among the MTES. It was recommended that, in response to the positive impact on practical skills, educational institutions and mechanical engineering industries should further integrate a joint training program into the curriculum. Such programs could focus on measurement, metal cutting, and drilling operations, aligning education with industry needs.


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