PERCEIVED WORK SKILLS NEEDED BY FINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION (BUSINESS) STUDENTS FOR JOB CREATION FOR GLOBAL WORK COMPETITIVENESS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study was conducted to ascertain the perceived work skills needed by final year students of vocational technical education (Business) students for job creation for global work competitiveness in Delta State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study having a population of 59 vocational technical education final year students (business education option) in college of education (technical), Asaba. No sampling was done as a result of the limited size of the population which was manageable. Two research questions guided the study. A 26-item questionnaire designed by the researchers and titled “Perceived Work Skills for Job Creation for global work competitiveness (PWSJCGWC Questionnaire)” was used for data collection from the respondents. The WSJCQ was subjected to face and content validity and validated by experts in school of secondary education (Business) in Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire made up of 26 items, validated by two experts. The researcher administered (59) copies of questionnaire and 52 copies were retrieved after completion by the respondents and this was used for data analysis. The instrument’s reliability was ascertained through Cronbach’s Alpha method and a reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions. The results of the study revealed among others that vocational technical education (Business) students need entrepreneurship /employability skills for job creation. Thus, it was recommended among others students should improve and update their knowledge and skills in line with the global work expectations and Government should provide adequate training facilities in Colleges of Education in Delta State for effective training of vocational Technical Education (Business) students so as to become job creator sand successful entrepreneurs upon graduation in the global economy.