ENTREPRENEURS’ AND TEACHERS’ PERCIEVED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS OF STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This study was targeted at determining entrepreneurs' and teachers' perceived building

construction strategies for enhancing employability skills of students in technical colleges in

Anambra State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Three research

questions guided the study. The population of the study was 184 respondents, comprising 70

registered building construction entrepreneurs and 114 building construction teachers in

technical colleges in the State. Census sampling were used due to the population was

manageable. The instrument used for data collection was 45 itemed researchers’ structured

questionnaire on four-point rating scale and validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha was

used to determine the reliability coefficient of the four clusters in the instrument which yielded

0.82, 0.81, 0.80 and 0.85 respectively with overall coefficient of 0.82. Mean was used to answer

the research questions. The result of the findings revealed that all the items identified under

blocklaying and concreting, carpentry and joinery, painting and decoration strategies were

needed to enhance building construction employability skills by technical college students in the

State. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the strategies under study, if properly

followed could enhance employability skills of technical college students in building construction

prior to their graduation. Sequel to the findings, it was recommended among others that school

administrators should encourage teachers to integrate the identified strategies while teaching to

enable the students acquire employability skills to thrive in the 21-century industry demands.

Additionally, school administrators should synergize with relevant construction industries in

order to avail students ample opportunity for hands-on learning.