Title: A Survey of Computer-Aided Engineering Skills Required for Job Security of Machinist in Industrial Revolution 4.0 in Nigeria
Authors: SAUE, Baritule Prince Ph.D, ZEDIE, Josiah. BASSEY, Imaobong Sunday
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 184-191
Publication Date: 2025/04/28
Abstract:
The study looked at the computer-aided engineering skills that Nigerian machinists need to keep their jobs in the 4.0 industrial change. In particular, the study looked into the code and CNC machine skills that Nigerian machinists need to keep their jobs in the 4.0 industrial change. While two research questions were asked to guide the study, two alternative theories were also made and tested at the.05 level of significance to help guide the study. A poll method was used for the study. Two hundred and seventy-seven (277) people took part in the study. There were sixty-three (63) mechanical engineering professors and two hundred and fourteen (214) industrial-based machine-shop supervisors from thirty-seven (37) companies in the Trans-Amadi Layout of Port Harcourt in Rivers State. Using purposeful sampling, 113 people from the whole community were chosen as responders. They were made up of 42 professors and 71 managers of industrial machine shops. The test, called "Computer-Aided Engineering Skills for Job Security (CAEJOS)," was looked at by three experts to make sure it was valid in both face and content. It also had a reliability coefficient of .68, which was found using Cronbach Alpha. For the study, mean and standard deviation were used to look at the data, and a benchmark mean value of 3.0 was used to make decisions. The study found that machinists in Nigeria need to know how to use a computer- numerically controlled machine and how to code in order to keep their jobs in the industry change 4.0. Based on what the study found, the expert suggested that The federal government of Nigeria should quickly get educational schools the right CNC tools so that students can learn the skills they need for jobs in the business (catch them young!).