Influence of Apprenticeship Training Programmes on the Performance of Electronic Artisans in Bayelsa State
Abstract
The study examines the influence of apprenticeship training programmes on the performance of electronic artisans in Bayelsa state. Two research questions guided the study and correspondingly, Two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The study adopted descriptive research survey design. The population of the study comprises 6738 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to select communities while 309 respondents comprised of 84 master craftsmen and 225 artisans were proportionately sampled and used for the study. Data were collected through a self- structured questionnaire titled “Apprenticeship Training Programmes on the Performance of Electronic Artisans’ Questionnaire”. The instrument was designed on a modified 4-point rating scale of agreement. The instrument was validated by two experts in technical education. The reliability index of 0.89, 0.87, 0.82, 0.80 and 0.86 were established for different sections of the instrument using the Cronbach alpha method. Research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation statistics while the null hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance using z-test. The study found that indigenous apprenticeship programmes, formal, less formal, informal and advanced apprenticeship training programmes influence the performance of electronic artisans in Bayelsa State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that instructors in various workshops should incorporate the indigenous apprenticeship methods of training artisans or apprentices in a particular trade and embark on various technical programmes such as the national open apprenticeship scheme as this will help to standardize apprenticeship training programmes in Bayelsa State.
Keywords
Apprenticeship
Training
Programmes
Performance
Electronic
Artisans
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