Assessment of Skills Required by Electrical Installation and Maintenance Practice Student to Graduate with Competent Skills in Technical Colleges in Ekiti State

The study assessed entrepreneurial skills required by Electrical Installation and Maintenance practice student to graduate with competent skills in technical colleges in Ekiti state. To guide the study, two research questions were developed and two hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A population of fifty (50) teachers of Electrical Installation and Maintenance practice formed the sample of this study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using mean, while T-test was used to analyze the hypothesis. The findings revealed that Entrepreneurial skill training is needed by Students in of electrical installation and maintenance practice for competency in Ekiti state technical colleges. Also, practical skills training is required by student of electrical installation and maintenance practice for competency in Ekiti state technical colleges. The study recommended that Electrical installation and maintenance work skills should be encouraged by teachers for job creation and self-reliance of technical college graduates in Ekiti State and all identified skills should be integrated into the curriculum of technical colleges by curriculum planners for training of students.

Skills, Technical Education, Assessment, Electrical Installation Technology

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