LEVEL OF SKILLS ACQUIRED AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF GRADUATES OF TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN WINDING OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA

Dauda Moses

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In order to provide solutions to the persistent shortages of adequate middle level manpower in Nigeria, this study was conducted to determine level of skills acquired and job performance of graduates of electrical installation and maintenance work (EIM) trade of technical colleges in winding of electrical machines in north eastern Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and one hypothesis. Descriptive survey research design based on core self-evaluation was used for the study. The population of the was 395 consisting of 313 graduate of electrical installation and maintenance work trade and 82 work place supervisors in 33 public establishment in north eastern Nigeria. The entire population was used for the study. Two sets of structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Each of the questionnaires has 25 items in six task clusters. The instrument was face and content validated by three electrical technology lecturers form Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola and three EIM teachers and workshop based supervisor each from government science and technical college and federal ministry of works and Jos respectively. The entire validated instrument was tested for internal consistence using the cronbach Alpha method which yielded a pulled reliability coefficient of 0.85. The data for the study were analyzed using the mean, mean of means and z-test statistical methods using the Microsoft excel for windows. The study found out that graduate of electrical installation and maintenance works trade of technical colleges in north eastern Nigeria Highly acquired skills in winding of electrical machines. While the graduates exhibited moderate level of job performance in windings of electrical machines, there was no significance difference in the mean response of graduates and supervisor on level of job performance of graduates in winding of electrical machines module. The study therefore recommended among others that employers should organize workplace refresher training for graduates on armature windings, commutator and slip rings tasks to enable the EIM graduates practice and acquire relevant skills in the area         

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