GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

The study assessed availability of practical facilities for implementation of TVET curriculum in Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. Three research questions and Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 140 teachers from a population of 196 in seven public Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. A 60-item questionnaire of 4-point rating scale was used for data collection. The instrument was faced validated by three research experts, while the reliability of the instrument was obtained using Cronbach Alpha statistics which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions while the hypotheses were tested using independence t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed inadequate facilities including hacksaw frame, cold chisel, steel rule scriber, venire calipers, hammers, try square, benches vices, forging hammers for implementation of TVET curriculum in Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. The findings further revealed the constraint to effective implementation of TVET curriculum as poor funding and partnership with industries, inadequate: internal quality assessment, infrastructure, vocational guidance services and unstable power supply. From the findings of the study, the researchers identified strategies needed for effective implementation of TVET curriculum as effective partnership with industries, utilization of curriculum assessment measures, adequate funding, vocational guidance, employment of competent teachers and stable power supply. The researchers further recommended that curriculum developers should develop curriculum in partnership with TVET stakeholders to reflect what students should learn for self reliance and employment.