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UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE MAKING SKILLS NEED FOR TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS’ EMPLOYABILITY IN AKWA IBOM STATE
The study sought to
determine the upholstery furniture making skills need for Technical College
students’ employability in Akwa Ibom State. Six specific objectives, six
research questions and six null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.
The study involved a survey design and a population of 86 respondents. The
entire population was studied since it was of manageable size. Questionnaire was
used for collecting data and the instrument was validated by five experts while
the reliability co-efficient was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha technique.
Mean and Improvement Need Index (INI) were used to answer the research
questions; while the t-test analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at
0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that
employability skills of Technical College students of upholstery furniture making
are determined by the level of training they acquired while undergoing the
training. On the basis of the findings and conclusion of the study, the
following recommendations were made: Technical College teachers should guide
students of upholstery furniture making to exhibit competence in: hand tools
handling, carcase construction, webbing, cording, padding and fabric covering
skills by exposing them to practical classes and real work experience while in
school.
Keywords:
Technical College, Upholstery Furniture making skills, Employability and Akwa
Ibom State.
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