Vocational training needed for employment as field work staff in telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies in south-east of Nigeria

K.R.E Okoye^*, Chiemeke Michael Ayaegbunem

Department of Technology and vocational Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State

Abstract

The study was necessitated by the poor maintenance of Telecommunication infrastructures in south east by field work staff of telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies in South-East of Nigeria. It identifies the vocational training needed for employment as field work staff in Telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies in Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The population was 300 employees of the technical unit Telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies. There was no sampling because the population size was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled vocational training needed for employment as field work staff in Telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies. The questionnaire contained 10 items structured into 5 points rating scale. The questionnaire was validated by two experts in the field technical and one experts in Measurement and Evaluation, all from Faculty of Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the instrument was established by administering the instrument to both male and female with 0 to 2 years and above 2 years experienced among the field work staff in Telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies in South East which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.82. Data collected was analyzed using mean values and standard deviation to answer research question. Inferential statistics z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result shows that vocational training such as training in cell sites, repairs of power equipment, job values and norms, right attitude on the job, management training on innovation and mental strength are highly needed for employment as field work staff in telecommunication infrastructural servicing companies. It recommended that vocational training institutions should provide such training to students offering telecommunications.

Keywords

vocational training; telecommunication infrastructural; field work staff.

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