TOWARDS EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WOOD WORKSHOPS IN THE PERIOD OF ECONOMIC CRISIS

Okwori Robert Ogbanje

Abstract


Woodwork is one the subjects taught in Vocational Centers, Technical Colleges, Colleges of Educations, Polytechnics, Universities and so on to enable students acquire practical skills for self-sufficiency and self reliance. The paper focused attention on effective management of wood workshops in Technical Colleges in the period of economic crisis. The paper suggests the following strategies to be utilized. These include keeping reliable inventory of equipment and improvisation of teaching materials in the workshop; promote maintenance culture; introduce consultancy services, judicious use of fund and group practical demonstration. Recommendations are made in the paper for promoting effective management of wood workshops in Technical Colleges in the period of economic crisis. These include Heads of Woodwork section should take proper inventory of equipment and materials weekly to make sure things are in order in the workshop and woodwork teachers should develop the habit of improvising using local resources since this will help in the effective teaching of woodwork.

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