Re-training Needs of Building Technology Graduates in Building Construction Industries in Lagos State and Oyo State of Nigeria.

Abstract

This study was designed to identify the retraining needs of building technology graduates in building construction industries in Lagos and Oyo State. Two research questions and hypotheses guided study. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The population of the study was 217 respondents which comprised of 69 heads of building section and 148 chief/senior technologists (builders). A structured questionnaire consisting of 50 items was developed and used for data collection. The reliability coefficient was 0.86 using Pearson product moment correlation statistics. Mean was used to answer the 2 research questions while z-test statistics was used to test the two hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that building technology graduates need training and re-training in the area of managerial function and building structure foe effective and smooth career improvement. The hypotheses tested revealed that there was no significant between the mean responses of heads building section and chief/senior technologists (builders). Based on the findings it was recommended among others that building construction industry, Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB) and other related bodies should provide training – retraining programmes for building technology graduates in building construction industries,