Assessment of the Influence of Vocational Guidance on the Students Choice of Motor vehicle Mechanic Trade inTechnical Colleges in Niger State

Abstract

The study was designed to assess the influence of vocational guidance on the student choice of motor vehicle mechanic trade in Technical Colleges of Niger State. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The study was carried out in all the Technical colleges in Niger State. A total of 435 respondents comprising 383 TCIII Motor Vehicle Mechanic Students and 7 Principals in all the Technical Colleges in Niger State were used as population for the study. A structured questionnaire developed by the researcher was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by 3 Lecturers in the Department of Industrial and Technology Education. Mean statistics was used analyze the data for answering the research questions. The findings of the study among others revealed that there are no physical facilities for effective vocational guidance services in most technical colleges, most parents forced their children to choose a career and there are no guidance counsellors in most technical colleges. Based on the findings it was recommended that the concerned authorities should provide enough physical facilities that will enhance vocational guidance services in all the technical colleges, parents should not be allowed to be forcing their ward to choose a career and government should ensure that qualified guidance counsellors are employed in technical colleges.