Title: Practical, Computer And Safety Skill Needs Of Technical College Students For Effective Automobile Maintenance In Delta State
Authors: ATEROGHO, Precious, Odu, Kennedy Oji (Prof)
Volume: 8
Issue: 11
Pages: 19-24
Publication Date: 2024/11/28
Abstract:
This study examined the practical, computer, and safety skill needs of technical college students for effective automobile maintenance in Delta State. The study was guided by 3 research questions and hypotheses, respectively. The target population for the study was 1,976 technical college students. The study used a sample of 250 students. The multistage sampling technique was adopted for the study. The instrument used for this study was a questionnaire titled "Competency Needs of Technical College Students for Maintenance of Automobile Questionnaire." The reliability of the instrument was conducted using Cronbach Coefficient Alpha. This yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.717 for the Technical Skills Scale, 0.85 for the Automobile Computer Skills Scale, and 0.77 for the Safety Skills Scale. The mean statistic was used to answer the research questions, while Chi-Square was used in testing the stated hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. Based on the analysis, it was revealed that technical college students significantly possessed practical skills and safety skill needs for effective maintenance of automobiles, while it was revealed that technical college students did not possess automobile computer skill needs for effective maintenance of automobiles. It was recommended that sustained funding of automobile maintenance in technical colleges should be improved and proper consideration given to the provision of facilities in the annual budget by the government.