TEACHER TRAINING NEEDS IN TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) FOR JOB CREATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This study examined teacher training needs in TVET for job creation and national development. The design of the study was a survey and was conducted in Adamawa State. The population of the study consisted of 64 teachers, made up of 20 from construction trades and 44from mechanical engineering trades in College of Education Hong and three Government Science and Technical Colleges of Adamawa State. Structured questionnaire tagged “Teacher training needs by TVET teachers for job creation and national development” was developed and validated by two experts from Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research question. While t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that TVET teachers required training in areas of learning and innovative; communication, media and technology; life and carrier. Moreover, study also revealed no significant differences between the mean responses of teachers of construction trades and teachers of mechanical engineering trades on teacher training needs for job creation and national development. The study concluded by recommending among others that training and re-training of TVET teachers should take global perspectives.