INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICS WORK IN NIGERIAN TECHNICAL COLLEGES

Abstract

Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work (MVMW) as a trade subject in Nigerian technical colleges is designed to equip trainees with technical knowledge and skills needed for employment in the automobile workplace. Quality assurance is a mechanism put in place to ensure proper attainment of the goals of Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work as stipulated by the National Policy on Education in 2013. This study through literature review dealt with the concept of Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work as a trade subject, quality as well as quality assurance in Motor Vehicle Mechanics in technical colleges. The study also unveiled the need to achieve high quality assurance in Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work. The paper discussed some of the barriers towards attaining high quality assurance in Motor Vehicle Mechanics Work in Nigerian technical colleges. The paper proposed innovative strategies for achieving quality assurance in the teaching and learning of motor vehicle mechanics work in Nigerian technical colleges. The researchers based on literature evidence reviewed recommended among others: recruitment of only qualified MVMW teachers, provision of standard automobile workshop with functional equipment and tools for effective practical training as well as adequate provision of in-service training and retraining of MVMW teachers to equip them with new technological ideas and instructional methods to achieve high quality assurance system as well as quality graduates in Motor Vehicle Mechanics trade in Nigerian technical colleges.