Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (Desopadec) Provision of Skill Acquisition Programmes and Self Employment in Oil Host Communities in Delta State

Abstract

The study investigated the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) provision of skill acquisitions programmes and self employment in oil host communities in Delta State. The specific objectives of the study is to examine the extent to which DESOPADEC provision of Skill acquisition programmes have brought self employment to better enhance the living of oil host communities in Delta State. In other to carry out the study, one research question was raised, and one hypothesis formulated. Review of related literature was based on both theoretical and empirical studies on development. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The sample for the study was 366. The proportionate stratified sampling technique was adopted in selecting the respondents. To ascertain the reliability of the instrument, the test-re-test method using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was adopted, and the reliability r 0.75 was obtained. The data generated for the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages, mean and charts. Criterions mean was placed at and 2.50 for decision taking when answering the research question. The chi square analysis was used at 0.05 levels of significance to test the hypotheses. The mean response from the study reveals that skill acquisition programmes of DESOPADEC is positively influencing self employment that results in the development of the oil host communities. The null hypothesis of no significant association between DESOPADEC provisions of skill acquisition programmes and self employment for the better enhancement of the living of the oil host communities in Delta State tested was rejected. This implies that there is a significant association between DESOPADEC provision of skill acquisition programmes and self-employment Based on the results, it was suggested that the commission shouldn’t relent on the mandate of setting it

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