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| Impact of Autotronic Technology Skills Acquisition in Upskilling Automobile Technology Graduates for Workplace Transformation in Rivers State, Nigeria
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Saue, P. Baritule; Bassey, S. Imaobong; Nnadi, J. Kizito; & Onyeaju, A. Ifeanyichukwu
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Abstract:
The study determined the impact of autotronic technology skills acquisition in upskilling automobile technology graduates for workplace transformation in Rivers State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigated three (3) objectives, three (3) research questions were posed and answered while three (3) hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey. The population of the study consisted of ninety-one (91) respondents (11 motor vehicle mechanic work teachers and 80 registered automobile industries workers in Rivers State. The entire population was studied due to its' manageable size. A questionnaire was issued for data collection. The questionnaire was titled "Autotronic Technology Skills Questionnaire (ATSQ)". The questionnaire was designed on a 5 point likert scale and assigned an ordinal value such as Very High Impact (VHI)= 5, High Impact (HI)=4, Moderate Impact (MI)=3, Low Impact (LI)=2 and Very Low Impact (VLI)=1 respectively. The 39-items questionnaire was subjected to face and content validity by three (3) experts in the field of industrial technical education. A reliability coefficient of .88 was established using Cronbach Alpha. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses. A criterion mean of 3.50 was used in decision making; that is any mean value equal or less than 3.49 is regarded as "Not required" while mean value equal or greater than 3.50 is regarded as "Required". The study found that auto-electrical/electronic technology skills, auto-engine technology skills and auto-ignition technology skills have high impact in upskilling automobile technology graduates for workplace transformation in Rivers State. The researchers recommended amongst others that auto-electrical/electronic technology skills, auto-engine technology skills and auto-ignition technology skills should be integrated into automobile technology curriculum of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
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