| Perceived Work Skills needed by Technology Education Students for Job Creation in Rivers State, |
The study was conducted to determinetheperceived work skills needed by technology education students for job creation in Rivers State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study having a population of 55 technology education final year students (electrical/electronics option) in Rivers State university, Port Harcourt. No sampling was done since the population was small and of manageable size. Three research questions guided the study. A 30-item questionnaire designed by the researchersand titled "Work Skills for Job Creation Questionnaire WSJCQ)" was used for data collection from the respondents. The WSJCQ was face and content-validated by three experts in electrical/electronic engineering from Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State. The instrument's reliability was ascertained via Cronbach's Alpha method as a reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions.The findings of the study revealed among others that electrical/electronic technologystudents need technical and entrepreneurship skillsfor job creation. Thus, it was recommended among others that Government should provide adequate training facilities in tertiary institutions in Rivers State for effective training of electrical/electronic technology students so as to become job creators and successful entrepreneurs upon graduation. |
Paulinus Okwelle |
Offia Owo |
2022 |
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| Influence of motivational strategies on teachers’ job satisfaction in Rivers State technical colleges. |
The objective of this research is to investigate the connection between motivational strategies and employee performance, as well as the role of employee formal recognition as a mediator between these motivational strategies and performance. Data were collected from a sample of 579 employees using a simple sampling technique, resulting in 497 usable responses and a response rate of 85.84%. Structural equation modeling (SmartPLS 4.0) was employed to analyze the relationships between the variables. Among the 10 hypothesized paths, 8 were supported. Motivational strategies (salary satisfaction, working environment, bonus and fringe benefit & training and development) except job security significantly influence employee performance; herein training and development has the greatest effect on employee performance. This study also reveals that employee formal recognition partially mediates in the link between motivational strategies and employee performance except for job security. These findings will provide valuable insights for banks and other stakeholders in understanding the importance of motivational strategies and employee formal recognition in enhancing employee performance within the banking sector. This study is one of the first of its kind to explore the mediating role of employee formal recognition in the relationship between motivational strategies and employee performance specifically in the Nigerian banking sector. |
Okwelle, P. C., |
Okubo, G. K. |
2022 |
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| Assessing the adequacy of polytechnic education training facilities for electrical/electronics manpower development in oil/gas industry in Niger-Delta, Nigeria. |
The study assessed the adequacy of polytechnic education training facilities for electrical/electronics manpower development in oil/gas industry in Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample of 330 respondents consisting of 56 lecturers and 274 Higher National Diploma (HND) final year students of electrical/electronic engineering drawn from the accredited Polytechnics offering Electrical/Electronics Engineering in the South-South region of Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw the sample. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A 20-item questionnaire titled 'Polytechnic Education Training Facilities For Electrical/Electronic Manpower Development (PETEEMD)' was used for data collection. The research instrument was face validated by three experts in electrical/electronic technology. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was obtained as 0.81 using Cronbach's Alpha method. Mean and standard deviation were statistical tools used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed amongst others that polytechnic education offered in this area lacked modern training facilities for effective electrical/electronics manpower development. Based on the finding of the study, it was recommended amongst others that Government should provide adequate workshop and library facilities in Nigerian polytechnics to ensure effective training of electrical/electronic professionals. |
Paulinus Okwelle |
Offia Owo, |
2022 |
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| Electrical design and drafting skills needed by polytechnic graduates for employment in the oil and gas industry in Niger-Delta, Nigeria. |
The study was carried out to assess the skills required by polytechnic graduates for employment in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria's Niger-Delta region. A descriptive survey was used for the study, whose population comprised 1404 oil and gas industry workers in the Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select from the population, 27 electrical supervisors and 62 electrical graduates as the study sample. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. A 35-item structured questionnaire designed by the researchers and titled “Electrical Design and Drafting Skills needed by Polytechnic Graduates Questionnaire (EDDSPGQ)” was used to collect information from the respondents. The EDDSPGQ was designed based on the 5-Likert Scale. The instrument was face and content-validated by two industry-based electrical supervisors and another expert in measurement and evaluation. The instrument’s reliability was established via the Cronbach alpha method, having yielded a coefficient of 0.83.A mean was used to answer the research question; standard deviation was used to ascertain homogeneity in the responses of the respondents; and a t-test was used to test the hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The study reveals that electrical and electronic graduates need to develop skills in drafting point-point diagrams, control circuits of an automatic re-closure scheme, star-delta starters and three-phase line-in diagrams. Consequently, it was recommended, among others, that the Government should provide modern training facilities in polytechnics as well as make SIWES more effective for the quality skills development of engineering students in preparation for employment in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria upon graduation |
Paulinus Okwelle |
Offia Owo, & IBEKWE Chima Christian |
2022 |
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