Industrial Installation and Electric Motors Skills

The study investigated Industrial Installation and Electric Motors Skills Required for Sustainability amongst Electrical/Electronics Graduates of Technical Colleges in Rivers State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 25 graduates of electrical/electronics in rural areas, 60 graduates of electrical/electronics in urban areas and 15 technical college teachers sampled purposively. Two research questions were raised and answered using mean and standard deviation while two hypotheses formulated were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at .05 alpha level of significance. The computation of the mean and ANOVA were carried out with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The instrument used for data collection was a 20-item structured questionnaire titled "Industrial Installation and Electric Motors Skills Questionnaire (IIEMSQ)", designed in the pattern of a 4-point modified rating scale validated(face and content) by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was .89. It was recommended amongst others that all the identified skills should be integrated into the curriculum of technical colleges for students.