Assessment of the Factors Responsible for Lack of Employable Skills among TVET Graduates from Nigerian Universities

Ovwiroro Akpomudjere

Abstract


The purpose of the study is to examine the factors responsible for lack of employable skills among TVET graduates from Nigerian Universities. 3 research questions guided the study and 3 hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. Survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 61 Heads of Department of TVET programmes of Federal and State universities in South-South Nigeria. No sampling was done rather all the population were used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a 20 item questionnaire titled “Assessment of Factors Responsible for Lack of Employable Skills Questionnaire (AFRLESQ)â€. The AFRLESQ is on a 4-point scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD) with a corresponding weight of 4, 3, 2, and 1 respectively. AFRLESQ was validated by 3 TVET lecturers from Delta State University, Abraka. To ascertain the reliability of AFRLESQ, 15 copies were administered to Head of Departments of TVET programmes of universities in South-East and South-West Nigeria. Using Cronbach’s alpha technique, a reliability coefficient of .69 was obtained. Data was collected by the researcher through the aid of 3 research assistants. Mean was used to analyse the research questions and t-test was used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study revealed that various factors such as government, school, and industries are responsible for TVET graduates not possessing employable skills for employment and to be self-reliant. Hence, it was concluded amongst others that government, universities, and industries should collaborate to address the lack of employable skills of TVET graduates from Nigerian Universities.


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