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ABSTRACT

This study was to assess the technical competency development needs of electronics craftsmen in Akwa Ibom State for effective maintenance of two electronic appliances; microphones and video cameras. The study used the survey research design and the area for the study was Akwa Ibom State. The Population of the study was made up of all the registered electronics craftsmen who maintain and repair electronic appliances and equipment in the informal sector of Akwa Ibom State. The sample size of 258 electronics craftsmen was selected through multi-stage stratified sampling technique from the three senatorial districts in the state namely Akwa Ibom North West, Akwa Ibom North East and Akwa Ibom North South West. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Technical Competency Development Needs of Electronics Craftsmen 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 craftsmen 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 to the respondents with the help of two research assistants and the method of data analysis was mean and standard deviation for answering the research questions while the null hypotheses was tested with the t-test statistic at .05 probability level. From the study, it recommended that all training or retraining programme to be organized henceforth for the electronics craftsmen should emphasise the identified technical competency development needs.

KEYWORDS: Development Needs, Electronics Craftsmen, Microphone, Video Cameras and Maintenance