DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION,

This study determined the perceived effect of covid-19 on SME in Ovia North-East LGA of Edo State. Four research questions were raised to guide the study and one hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 2250 registered SMEs in Ovia North-East Local
Government Area of Edo State. The sample size was 79 confidential secretaries in University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. The sample size of the study comprised of 50 registered SME owners and managers in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample the selected 50 registered SMEs. The instrument used for data collection for this study was a structured questionnaire titled “Perceived Effect of COVID- 19 on small and Medium Scale Questionnaire (PECOVIDSMEQ)”. It was however subjected to
face validity by the researcher’s supervisor and one other expert in the Department of Vocational and Technical Education. The internal consistency method was employed by using the Cronbach alpha formula and a coefficient of 0.98 was obtained. The study revealed that covid-19 affect Small and Medium Scale businesses, thus impacting their income, demand of products, payment of salaries of workers as well as repayment of loan and rents. The study concluded that covid-19 principally affect Small and Medium Scale businesses. It was recommended among others that government at all levels should provide adequately targeted stimulus to all affected SMEs. This can be done through the disbursement of cash stipend to the most vulnerable SMEs.

The study investigated the influence of entrepreneurial characteristics on business performance. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of entrepreneurial competency, innovation and skill acquisition on business performance, also to identify the factors affecting entrepreneurial development in Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research was used for the study. The population of the study was 430 entrepreneurs and the sample was 86 entrepreneurs within the University of Benin community. Data was collected through the use of a well-structured questionnaire and the copies were administered, collected and analyzed. Mean was
used for the data analysis. The findings revealed that entrepreneurial competency, innovation and skill acquisition influence business performance. The study recommends amongst others that on-the-job trainings and conferences should be encouraged in firms to increase
entrepreneurs’ competency and competitive strategies, practical entrepreneurship approach should be adopted in teaching entrepreneurship in schools, also infrastructures such as electricity, good roads, should be put in good shape to ensure the survival of business enterprise and the creation of new business venture.

This study was carried out to investigate and analyze the factors affecting workshop practice in teaching and learning technology in tvet in the University of Benin. The data collected was analyzed on the basis of four research questions. This study consist of eighty sample using total population of students from 300 to 400 level in Industrial and Technical Education Department of Vocational and Technical Education University of Benin 2017/2018 session. The major instrument for data collection was based
on questionnaire and was validated by the supervisor and two other lecturers in the department of vocational and technical education and the reliability was done by administering to twenty other students who were not part of the sample before it was
administered to the respondents. The reliability coefficient obtained by split half method was 0.72. The statistical tool used for the data analysis and findings was the frequency count and simple percentage. Finally, it was concluded that society, parents, gender, peer group, and interest positively affect workshop practice in teaching and learning technology in tvet

The study analyzed the constraints to the employability of industrial technical education graduates of universities in Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The population of this study was made up of 66 graduates of the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 session from University of Benin, Benin city, Edo state. The total 66 graduates were purposively sampled. The instrument used for the study was structured questionnaire. The instrument was face validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts in the Department of Vocational and Technical Education. The reliability of the instrument was ensured by using Cronbach Alpha reliability computation which yielded a co-efficient index of 0.74. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage, mean (x) and standard deviation. The findings show that there is inadequacy of workshop space areas, instructional facilities as well as instructors and lecturers. The study recommended that government and relevant stakeholders in technical education should provide adequate workshop spaces, facilities, also train and employ instructors. Regular maintenance, evaluation of the available facilities in universities offering the course in order to meet the challenges of employability in the industries and skills demand.

The study was to investigate the influence of school facilities in the teaching and learning of vocational and technical education in public secondary schools in Edo State using Egor LGA as a case study. Four (4) research questions were raised to
guide the study and literature of other researchers were reviewed. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design, data was collected through the aid of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was structured according to the research questions and distributed to sample population of 100 respondents. The findings of the study revealed that poor maintenance, poor handling of school facilities and overcrowding are factors that encourage school facilities depreciation. Poor maintenance culture of school facilities is poor because the facilities are not carefully handled and when damaged are not repaired promptly. It was concluded that administrators and educational planners have confirmed that facilities in schools in Nigerian are inadequate and few available ones are being over utilized due to the astronomical increase in school enrolment. More so, it was discovered that adequate infrastructures are quite essential for conducive and productive learning attitude towards vocational and technical education. It
was however recommended that government and educationist are urged to Invest in education as it entails the provision of the necessary infrastructure and facilities that could lead the system to the desired goals and objectives; guidance, counselors and parents should not downgrade the study of history education; and that teachers should to participate in facilities maintenance and evaluating the available facilities.

The purpose of this research study is to the effect of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate students in University of Benin. Four Research questions and two Research hypotheses guided the study. To achieve this, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study focused on University of Benin hence, population consists of all the 730 full-time undergraduate students. The simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 100 students. A four point Likert Type Rating Scale Questionnaire type, titled: effect of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate students (ESMAPUS) was used to collect data from the participants. The descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentage, were used to analyze the demographic data while inferential statistics of Chi-square(x2) was used in testing the research hypotheses. Research findings showed that a great number of students in University of Benin, are addicted to social media. To this end, the researcher recommended that social media should be used for educational purposes as well; Social Media Sites should be expanded and new pages should be created to enhance academic activities and avoid setbacks in the students’ academic performance; and Students should be monitored by teachers and parents on how they use these sites This is to create a balance between social media and academic activities of students to avoid setbacks in the academic performance of the
students