Abstract
This is a study on ‘Tracer Study on Skills Possessed by Graduate of Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice Trade (MECPT) of Government Technical Colleges in Adamawa and Borno States of Nigeria. It was carried out to identify the levels of skills possessed by technical college graduates. Relevant literature related to the study was reviewed. A descriptive survey design was used to guide the study. The population was 223, and the sample size was 171 which comprised of 120 MECPT graduates from five government technical colleges, 15 industrial managers, 30 supervisors and 6 ministries of works officials. The sample size was purposively drawn. Structured questionnaire that had 77 items divided in to 4 sections A, B, C, and D was used to collect data. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicated, among others that, the graduates possessed 90% of the skills required of them. While 10% were completely not possessed by the MECPT graduates. It was recommended, among others that, graduates of MECPT trade should possess the other machine safety and machine operational skills that were not for employment and self-reliance.
Highlights
Tracer studies are often seen as important tools of institutional development, especially that the world of work is changing rapidly (Schomburg, 2001; European Training Funde (ETF),2016; and Quaha,2017) defined tracer study as a survey in written or oral form about graduates from education institutions, which takes place, normally, between 6 months and 3 years after graduation
HO1 There is no significant difference between the mean responses of four groups of respondents regarding level of machine safety regulation skills possessed and safety regulation skills needed HO2 There is no significant difference between the mean responses of four groups of respondents regarding level of machines operational skills possessed and machines operational skills needed
1) The study revealed that all eleven machine safety regulation skills items, like: ability to wear safety protective device correctly, ability to use safety guard, ability to maintained good housekeeping were all rated as possessed skills by graduates of mechanical engineering craft practice trade
Summary
Tracer studies are often seen as important tools of institutional development, especially that the world of work is changing rapidly (Schomburg, 2001; European Training Funde (ETF) ,2016; and Quaha ,2017) defined tracer study as a survey in written or oral form about graduates from education institutions, which takes place, normally, between 6 months and 3 years after graduation. That those educational institutions require systematic feedback, regularly, to assess and renew their curriculum. More concrete objectives include improving the education and training content, study conditions, improving the transition of graduates from classroom to the labour market, and better matching of the supply of skills with the demand and inform ministries, other bodies and the labour market about success of the graduates (ETF, 2016)
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