Capacity building skills need of Mechanical Engineering crafts practice students for sustainable livelihood in post Covid -19 pandemic era in Rivers state.

Abstract

The study determined the capacity building skills need of mechanical engineering craft practice students for sustainable livelihood in post pandemic era in Rivers State.One research question was posed and one null hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance to guide the study. The population of the study comprised of twenty-three (23) teachers and instructors of technical colleges in Rivers State. The entire population was used as it was manageable in size. The instrument for data collection was researchers’ designed questionnaire with13-items. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded 0.68 level of significance through a pilot-test method. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypothesis. The study found that milling, grinding, grooving, turning, knurling, slotting, drilling, reaming, boring, shaping threading skills amongst others identified above are capacity building skills needed of mechanical engineering craft practice students for sustainable livelihood in post pandemic era in Rivers State. The study therefore recommended that government should adequately provide tools and equipment in mechanical engineering craft workshops to ensure smooth take up of practical work on the skills outlined by this study.