Assessment of Community - Based Resource Centres' Impact on Students' Skills Acquisition in Colleges of Education in Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is set to appraise the availability and adequacy and functionality of community – based resource centres (small and medium scale industries –SMEs) that provide vocational skills for students in Colleges of Education in Delta State during the period of Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES). The descriptive survey research design would he used to carry out the study. The objectives of the study among others were to ascertain the extent to which community- based resource centres are adequate for the provision of vocational skills to students in Colleges of Education. It was also determine the extent to which community based resource centres offer relevant vocational skills to students in colleges of education in Delta State. The population of the study was all the four (4) Colleges of Education in Delta state. Simple random sampling was used to select three and the student sample for the study from the School of Vocational Education in while purposive sampling and accidental sampling was used to select the officials from the SIWES office and the owners of the community-based resource centre in the study area respectively. Structured Questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion Guide (FGDG) were instruments that were used for data collection. Data that was generated was analysed with frequency counts, percentage and charts, while relevant statistical tool were used to test the hypotheses test. Findings revealed among others that there is adequate community – based resource centres in Delta for the absorption of students for industrial attachment training. The study recommended among others that students should be mandated by the management of Colleges of Education to carry out micro projects with the knowledge and skills acquire during industrial training exercise.