Educational Resources and Proficiency of Job Skills among Students of Government Technical Colleges, in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Achieving high proficiency of job skills among students of Government Technical Colleges (GTCs) might depend on the availability of appropriate educational resources. This study, therefore, investigated educational resources and proficiency of job skills among students of GTCs in Oyo State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. Three out of the five GTCs, seven departments, three principals, 58 tutors and 331 students were randomly selected. Two research questions were formulated. Data were collected and content analysed using frequency counts, percentages and mean. The findings of the study showed that the level of proficiency of job skills among the students was high (x = 3.10). The level of educational resources for human, physicals, material and financial resources were low: x = 2.99. The study concluded that needed educational resources are crucial for high proficiency of job skills. The study recommended that there should be adequate budget appropriation for funding technical education activities.