Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutions and Industry Collaboration: Analysis of Benefits, Strategies and Challenges

Adamu Gishua Garba, Musa Josephine Dawha, Kwaha Linus Sini

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The study determines the benefits, strategies and challenges hindering industrial-Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions collaboration. The research design for this study was a descriptive survey which was carried out in Yobe State. The population of the study was 671 which constituted the sample for the study. Three research questions were answered and one hypothesis was tested at 95% level of significance. An instrument Industrial-Institutional Collaboration for Effective TVET Programme (ICETP) with a content validity index of 0.83 and a reliability index of 0.91 was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. It was found among others that lack of legislation to compel industries to accept student and inabilities of industries to influence curriculum are the main challenges hindering the collaboration exercise. The study recommended among others that government should enact a legislation to compel the industries to be active partners in the training of students and allow industries participate in the curriculum development of the schools regarding students training.


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