Apprentices’ Perception of Training Modalities in Electronic Maintenance in Plateau State, Nigeria
Chinyere Theresa Ogbuanya1*
1School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
*Correspondence: Chinyere Theresa Ogbuanya, Senior Fellow, School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa (E-mail: chinyere.ogbuanya@unn.edu.ng)
Abstract: This study determined the apprentices’ perception of training modalities in electronic maintenance in Plateau state, Nigeria. Five research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. 203 electronic apprentices at registered electronics industries in Plateau state between 2018 and 2020 made up the study's population. Data were gathered using a questionnaire (Cronbach’s α=0.86). The study questions were answered using means and standard deviation. The study identified admittance modalities, various functional facilities for training, instructional modalities, motivation indices and evaluation methods for apprentices. The study recommends that the NDE administrators and government should hire competent master craftsmen to train apprentices, and finance skilled trainees to buy the tools they need for training and entrepreneurship, so as to increase their capacity for output.
Keywords: Apprentice, Electronic maintenance, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Training modalities
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Ogbuanya, C.T. (2023). Apprentices’ Perception of Training Modalities in Electronic Maintenance in Plateau State, Nigeria. International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research, 2(1), 146-163. https://doi.org/10.57012/ijhhr.v2n1.011