ASSESSMENT OF CURRENCY OF CURRICULAR OF AGRO-BASED TRADES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN NIGERIAN TECHNICAL COLLEGES

siugo-Abanihe, I. M and Ugwoke, M. E and Iluobe, I. O. (2022) ASSESSMENT OF CURRENCY OF CURRICULAR OF AGRO-BASED TRADES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN NIGERIAN TECHNICAL COLLEGES. Journal of Educational Assessment in Africa, 15. pp. 105-122.

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Abstract

Technical Colleges are educational institutions established at the post-basic education level with the aims of training and producing craftsmen for industries and educational advancement. Enrolments into Technical Colleges are trade-based. Teaching, learning and assessment leading to the award of National Technical Certificate (NTC) in Agro-based trades, including Agricultural Equipment and Implements Mechanic Work (AEIMW), Animal Husbandry (AH), and Fisheries Craft Practice (FCP) are carried out using curriculum of each trade. There are, however, increasing concerns among educators, employment agencies and economic planners over employability of graduates of Technical Colleges in Nigeria. Reports on 21 st century economy indicate that the world of work is changing, requiring trainees of Technical Colleges to be equipped with 21st century skills which may not have been contained in the current curricula of the trades. This study therefore investigated the currency of curricula of some Agro-based trades for the purpose of facilitating teaching and learning of 21st century skills in the Colleges. Six research questions were answered. The study adopted quantitative research design. The population comprised all Heads of Department and employers of graduates of the trades across the country’s six geo-political zones. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 98 Heads of Department and 92 Employers in each of the trades. Four questionnaires on AEIMW, AH and FCP and Employers Perception on Employees’ Skills (QEPES) with Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficients of 0.85, 0.82 0.89, and 0.80 respectively were used. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation were used for data analysis. Results showed that there is a gap between the contents of the curricula of the trades and the skills needs of the industries. It concluded that the curricula of the Agro-based trades are skewed against the teaching, learning and assessment of the 21stcentury skills in Nigerian technical colleges. It was therefore, recommended that government, curricula developers and other relevant stakeholders should ensure that the curricula are reviewed to meet the skills needs of the 21st century industries.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2024 10:37
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2024 10:37
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4326

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