Supervisors' Rating of Strategies for Improving School-Industry Linkages in Vocational Education in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State

Abstract

This study presents supervisors' rating of strategies for improving school-industry linkages in vocational education in tertiary institutions in Anambra state. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study was made up of 389 supervisors' of industries located at Awka, Nnewi and Onitsha. A questionnaire containing 20 items with a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was used to collect data for the study. Mean ratings, z-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis in order to answer the research questions and test the null hypotheses. Findings showed that supervisors of industries considered training and administrative strategies important for improving school-industry linkages in vocational education in tertiary institutions in Anambra state. Gender has a significant effect on respondents' opinion while experience does not. It is concluded that the adoption of training and administrative strategies will facilitate school-industry linkages in vocational education. The researchers recommend amongst others that management of tertiary institutions should utilize all available administrative machinery to ensure effective SIWES implementation.