Abstract
The study determined strategies for enhancing training completion rates among informal apprenticeship trainees in Akwa Ibom State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was used with a study population of 1,403 respondents comprising 237 master craftsmen, 1132 apprentices and 34 TVET lecturers in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. The sample size of the study was 302 respondents, comprising 51 master craftsmen, 241 apprentices and 10 TVET lecturers. Multi-stage sampling method was applied for selecting the sample for the study. Two sets of researchers’ developed instruments were used for data collection namely “Strategies For Enhancing Training Completion Rates Among Informal Apprentices in Akwa Ibom State Questionnaire” and “Emerging paradigms in TVET for improving the informal apprenticeship training system in Akwa Ibom State Questionnaire”. The instruments were face validated by three TVET experts in the University of Uyo. The reliability coefficients of the “Strategies For Enhancing Training Completion Rates Among Informal Apprentices in Akwa Ibom State Questionnaire” and “Emerging paradigms in TVET for improving the informal apprenticeship training system in Akwa Ibom State Questionnaire” were 0.88 and 0.76 respectively established using Cronbach alpha method. The researchers administered the instrument directly to the respondents with the aid of five research assistants. The data collected was analyzed using mean with standard deviation and independent ttest. The finding revealed ten strategies for enhancing training completion rates among informal apprenticeship trainees in Akwa Ibom State and eight emerging approaches in TVET for improving the informal apprenticeship training system in Akwa Ibom State. There was generally no significant difference between the mean responses of master craftsmen and apprentices on the strategies for enhancing training completion rates among informal apprenticeship trainees in Akwa Ibom State. Furthermore, there was no significant difference between male and female lecturers on emerging paradigms in TVET for improving the informal apprenticeship training system in Akwa Ibom State. It was recommended, among others, that there should be a collaboration between the informal apprenticeship training system and the formal TVET providers in the state in order to maximize the enormous benefits of the apprenticeship training system.
Keywords: Informal apprenticeship training, Dropout, Strategies, Emerging Paradigms, TVET.
Author Names:
Dr Udeme S. Udoetuk
Department of Technical Education,
College of Education, Afaha Nsit
Email: udemeudoetuk@yahoo.com
Dr Namkere J. Udoudo
ORCIDID:0009-0004-8142-627X
Department of Industrial Technology
Education, University of Uyo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23075795
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