Development of Capacity Building Module for Skill Acquisition of Trainees’ in Machineshop Practice inTechnical Colleges in Rivers State

Abstract

The study developed capacity building module for skill acquisition of trainees’ in machineshop 
practice in Technical Colleges in Rivers State. Two objectives, research questions and hypotheses 
guided the study. The study adopted Research and Development (R & D) design. The population for 
the study was 200 which comprised all the 100 teachers and 50 instructors from Technical colleges in 
Rivers State and 50 supervisors in industries located in Rivers State. The entire population was used. 
A structured questionnaire titled: Capacity building Module Questionnaire (CBQ) was used as 
instrument for data collection and was on 5-point Likert scale. practical skills instructional module 
questionnaire was developed based on the specific purposes of the study. The instrument was 
subjected to face and content validity by four experts/validates. Cronbach alpha reliability method 
was used in determining the internal consistency of questionnaire items which gave 0.73 reliability 
index. The findings of the study showed that the respondents agreed on the objectives of the practical 
skills instructional module to enhance students’ performance in mechanical engineering craft practice 
in Technical Colleges in Rivers State Nigeria. The findings of the study showed that the respondents 
agreed on the turning and Shaping, planning and slotting skills module to enhance students’ 
performance in machineshop practice in Technical Colleges in Rivers State Nigeria. Based on the 
findings of the researcher, the following recommendations were made: Mechanical engineering craft 
teachers in Rivers State States technical colleges and similar skill acquisition institutions should be 
alerted and make use of the mechanical engineering craft practice instructional module to assess 
students’ practical skills in mechanical engineering craft practice. This will ensure that students’ level 
of competence will be known and areas where improvements need to be made can be worked on. 
National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) and similar examination bodies 
should consider using the mechanical engineering craft practice instructional module in assessing 
practical components of students’ performance at NTC level and other examinations at post- primary 
level