Title:
SKILLS NEEDS FOR BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AMONG TRAINEES OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRES IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

Authors:
ANAS Suleiman, ADAMU Ibrahim and Bala Mohammed ,Nigeria

Abstract:
The study investigated the skills needs for business sustainability of trainees of Technical and vocational education and training centres in Bauchi state, Nigeria. The study had six objectives. The research questions and research null hypotheses were raised in line with the specific objectives. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. The population for the study comprised of 87 instructors and 528 final year trainees in the four TVETCs in Bauchi state in students in 2019/2020 training season. The study used 42 instructors and 258 trainees as a sample for the study. The instrument for data collection was adapted structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to content and face validity by experts and pilot tested. A reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained. The data were collected by researcher assisted by 3 research assistants. The data collected were coded into Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS, 21). Mean scores and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions and Analysis of variance was employed to answer the null hypotheses at the 0.05 significance. The study revealed that trainees of Technical and Vocational Training Centers in Bauchi state highly need operational, accounting, managerial, technical, marketing and networking skill needs for business sustainability in Nigeria. It was conducted that business established by trainees of Technical and Vocational Education Training Centers will be liquidating if the situation remain unchanged. Based on the results, it was recommended among others that operational and accounting skills should be integrated into the module of training the trainees of Technical and Vocational Training Centers in Bauchi state, Nigeria