Industrial & Technology Education

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    Implementing Competency-Based Education and Training in Technical Colleges: A Realistic Approach to Producing Workforce for Sustainable Development
    (Industrial Technology Education Journal, 2021) Eze, C. P.; Mojekwe, O. E.; Omeje, H. O.; Igwe C. P.
    This study focused on how the implementation of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) in Technical Colleges would help in producing skilled workforce for sustainable industrial development. Two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. The population of this study consisted of 168 TVET trainers in all the twelve Government Technical Colleges and Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC) in Anambra State. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 84 TVET trainers from six Technical Colleges including FSTC, Awka (56 Technical Teachers and 28 Instructors). A 24-item structured questionnaire tagged “Competency Based Education and Training Skills Questionnaire” (CBETSQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated and the reliability coefficient was established at 0.80 using Cronbach Alpha technique. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used to analyze data from the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study revealed among others, that TVET trainers have limited awareness and understanding of CBET concept hence they showed little knowledge of its use. Some challenges such as inadequate human and material resources occasioned by inadequate funding were found. It is therefore recommended that TVET Trainers and students should be inducted into CBET with adequate resources so as to enable Technical College graduates contribute to the national and industrial development of Nigeria.
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    Evaluation of the implementation of procurement planning in the award of building contracts in Federal Universities in North Central Nigeria
    (Benue State University Journal of Education (BSUJE), 2020) Agonsi, R. I.; Akanmu, W. P.; Mohammed, B. M.; Igwe, C. O.
    This study evaluated the implementation of procurement planning in the award of building contracts in Federal University in North Central, Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 71 respondents which consisted of 17 Bureau of public procurement staff and 54 procuring entities in Federal University in North Central. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 items questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established to be 0.82 using Cronbach Alpha formula. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering research questions and t-test for testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that some procurement planning processes as provided in PPA were not implemented. It was revealed that the procurement planning committee did not have a representative of technical personnel of the University with expertise in the subject matter as a member amongst others. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that since timely delivery of building contract can be ensured through identification of procurement needs of the University at an opportune time, adequate procurement planning such as early identification of contract financial implication, financial threshold, approval process and timescale schedule was carried out so as to curtail political bottlenecks that impeded PPA implementation. Keywords: Procurement, Public Procurement, Building, Building Contract, Procurement Planning.
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    Evaluation of the Pre-qualification Criteria and Use of Tender Document in the Award of Building Contracts in Federal Universities in North Central, Nigeria
    (ATBU Journal of Science Technology and Education, 2021) Agonsi, R.I.; Akanmu, W.P.; Mohammed, B.M.; Igwe, C.O.
    This study evaluates the implementation of pre-qualification criteria and the use of a tender document in the award of building contracts in Federal Universities in North Central, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 71 respondents which consist of 17 bureau of public procurement staff and 54 procuring entities in Federal Universities in North Central. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 items questionnaire with a four-point rating scale and has response options of Adequately Implemented (AI), Implemented (I), Not Implemented (NI) and Highly Not Implemented (HNI). To ensure the validity of the instrument it was subjected to content validity by three subject matter experts after which their suggestions and corrections were reflected on the final copy of the instrument that was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established to be 0.86 using the Cronbach Alpha formula. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering research questions and t-test statistics for testing the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that building contractors in the Universities are not adequately pre-qualified and contractors documents are not tendered as spelt out in PPA of 2007. Based on the findings, it is therefore recommended that contractors in the building industry should aspire to understand the essence of tendering document in the award of building contracts and thereafter ensure that their document meet the requirement of every building contract provision before tendering such document for building contract bidding in the University
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    Assessment of the Implementation of Policies on Public Housing Projects in Nigeria
    (International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 2021) Igwe, C.O.; Alaezi, J.O.; Nwekete, C.J.; Odu, O.K.
    The paper assessed the implementation of policies on public housing projects in Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The study adopted cross-sectional type of descriptive research design. The 200 copies of the questionnaire were administered on the respondents with the help of two research assistants. 135 copies of the questionnaire administered were retrieved and analyzed. The entire population of the study was 135 respondents consisting of 100 residents and 35 stakeholders in Nigeria were used for the study. A total of 37 items, developed from the literature reviewed for the study was used to collect data from the respondents. Each questionnaire was divided into three categories on the assessment of the implementation of policies on public housing projects in Nigeria. The questionnaire was also subjected to validation for accuracy. Descriptive statistics such as simple percentages was used to analyse the breakdown of the questionnaire, the profile of the respondents, their organisation and gender. The findings of the research revealed that; there are awareness of Nigeria government policies on public housing projects, there is no implementation of Nigeria government policies on public housing projects, although there are challenges that militating against the effective implementation of Nigeria government policies on public housing projects in Nigeria. Based on the findings it was recommended that; the Nigeria government should create awareness through ministry of housing corporation to the residential building occupants and set up some committees or taskforce to implement the Nigeria government policies on public housing projects on the residential building and the stakeholders in Nigeria.
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    Assessment of Wood Waste Management Practices in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Minna, Niger State.
    (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, 2023-06) Franca Chinenye Nwankwo; Robert Okwori; Bala Maik Mohammed; Christopher Obeta Igwe
    The purpose of the study is to assess the management practices adopted by small and medium scale enterprises in managing wood waste in Nigeria. Wood waste mismanagement is a serious environmental threat in Niger State. The evident disposal of wood wastes on the streets, water bodies and the open air burning indicates that wood waste management practices which includes the collection, disposal, recycling and reuse of wood waste are inefficient and insufficient and therefore will pose a great threat the sustenance of Nigerian timber forests, human health and environmental balance. The objectives of the study are to identify: wood waste collection practices, wood waste recycling practices and wood waste disposal practices in SMEs in Niger State. The study adopted Survey research design. Data were collected from administration of questionnaire.The population of the study was 17 respondents. The respondents were drawn from six medium scale enterprises and 11 small scale enterprises in Minna, Niger State. Survey was carried out to identify SMEs in the study area. The respondents for the study were drawn from 6 medium scale enterprises and 11 small scale enterprises. The total population was used for the study hence there was no sampling technique. Data collected from the questionnaire was analyzed using Mean and Standard deviation and t-test. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the Null Hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study on wood waste collection revealed that wood waste generated in SMEs are collected by poultry and animal farmers and used as animal beddings and others are collected by households and used as cooking fuel, the remnant of the wastes are burnt while others are used as landfills. The findings also revealed that wood waste are not collected by waste collection agencies nor composite boards manufacturing industries. The findings on wood waste recycling practices revealed that there are facilities for recycling, treatment and sorting of wood waste in Minna. In addition, there are wood waste disposal, storage or incineration facilities in Minna. Therefore, this study recommends that the agencies and bodies that are mandated to check and regulate wood waste should be appraised annually to ensure that their duties are effectively carried out. It is also important that necessary facilities for waste collection, storage and recycling should be made available in Niger State by the government so as to maximize wood waste utilization and create wealth and jobs in the state.