GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study was to assess the technical competency development needs of electronics artisans
in Akwa Ibom State for maintenance of audio cassette players and audio amplifiers. A
descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The area for the study was Akwa
Ibom State. The Population of the study was made up of all the registered electronics artisans
in the informal sector of Akwa Ibom State. The instrument for data collection was a
questionnaire titled “Technical Competency Development Needs of Electronics Artisans
Questionnaire (TCDNECQ). The Validation of the Instrument was subjected to face validity
by three lecturers of the University of Uyo who experts in the field of vocational education,
measurement and evaluation and electrical/electronic engineering. The Reliability of the
Instrument was confirmed with the pilot test using 30 electronics artisans in Akwa Ibom State
who were not used of the study. A Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.88 was realized.
The instrument was administered by hand on the respondents with the help of two research
assistants and the method of data analysis was means and standard deviation used for
answering the research questions while the null hypotheses was tested with the t-test statistic
at .05 probability level. Based on the finding the study it was concluded that electronics
artisans in Akwa Ibom State need several technical competencies to enable them maintain the
audio cassette players and audio amplifiers effectively. Based on the study the recommended
that the state and federal ministries of education should ensure that advances electronic
testing tools/instruments as well as currents models of electronic audio cassette players and
audio amplifiers are supplied to technical colleges to enable students to be conversant with
the technology and use of these modern equipment and appliances.
KEYWORDS: Technical Competency Development Needs, Electronics Artisans, Audio
Cassette Players, Audio Amplifiers, Akwa Ibom State