Acquisition of Work Skills in Radio and Television Repair for Youth Empowerment in Rivers State.

Abstract

The study investigated the acquisition of work skills in radio and television repair for 
youth empowerment in Rivers State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses 
guided the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A structured 
questionnaire of 50 items with five-point rating scale was used as the instrument for the 
data collection from the population of 250 comprising 20 technical instructors in 
electronics communication in the various technical institutions in the state and 10 
unemployed youths from each local government area of the state summing up to 230 
unemployed youths that are science oriented and between the age of 20- 30 years. The 
instrument was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was 
determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Method to obtain a correlation 
coefficient of 0.85. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data in relation 
to the research questions. While the mean values were used to provide answers to the 
research questions, the standard deviation was employed to show the closeness in 
response opinions of the respondents. The z-test statistics was used to test the null 
hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of the study revealed that acquisition 
of work skills in radio and television for youths empowerment will create skill 
development by promoting employment creativity and sustainable means of living. 
Hence, reducing poverty among the youths. Based on the findings, it was recommended 
that government should provide functional skills acquisition centres in all local 
government areas in the state, creation of industrial awareness in electronics 
communication and attachment of financial benefit for entrepreneurial establishment in 
electronics communication among the youths.