An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Technical Teacher Training Programme (TTTP) in Katsina State, Nigeria

TVET is key solution to poverty eradication, job creation, reducing unemployment, economic expansion, and improve social and economic well-being of a nation. For years TVET programme in Nigeria has been confronting with unresolved problems such as, misconception of the TVET by the public, low status of TVET teachers, less concern by the government. Thus, this study present “An Assessment of The Effectiveness of Technical Teacher Training Programme in Katsina State, Nigeria” the specific objectives were to find out the problems confronting TTTP and to suggest necessary measures for improvement on the basis of the assessment. The population of the study comprised of a total number of 57 instructional staff used for the study. 38 samples were chosen from this population using stratified random sampling techniques. The findings of this study revealed that, there have no enough instructional/workshop attendants, women have underrepresented in instructional staff, no constant supply of electricity to the instructional spaces, lack of awareness for youth about the TVET programme etc. Base on the findings the study recommends to create the provision of in-service training, and to construction of alternative source of electricity establishing educational guidance offices in secondary schools among other.