| dc.description.abstract | Sound skilled development in Kenya not only to they create employment opportunities for the youths but also provide investor with. abundant and qualified labour force. Qualified labour force if well utilized can acceralate economic growth. However, the study carried out in Kenya on Status of Jua Kali shades and Youth Polytechnics under Micro and Small Enterprise Infrastructure Support Projects in March 2005 revealed numerous challenges affecting performance of instructors on trainees vocational skills development. This research study was on factors influencing instructor's performance on trainees vocational skills development in youth polytechnics in Kisii Central District.
The objectives of the study were to examine the influence of academic and professional training qualifications of instructors on trainees vocational skills development in youth polytechnics in Kisii Central District, to determine the influence of staffing of instructors on trainees vocational skills development in youth polytechnics in Kisii Central District and to establish the influence of motivation of instructors on trainees vocational skills development in youth polytechnics in Kisii Central District. This research project was limited by poor keeping of records of performance of trainees. Some instructors had not taught in the' same youth polytechnics for five years. Therefore, performance of trainees could not be attributed to them.
The study assumed that respondents gave accurate information, vocational skills development was on, trainees did national examinations and all youth polytechnics were homogenous. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study for all the 64 instructors inclusive of their managers for all the four youth polytechnics in Kisii Central District. Data was collected using self +made questionnaires. Data collected was qualitatively analyzed using a computer program called SPSS version 16.
It was found that the academic qualifications and staffing of instructors had no influence on trainees vocational skills development in youth polytechnics. It was also discovered that vocational, teaching methods qualifications and motivation of instructors had an influence on trainees vocational skills development in youth polytechnics. From these findings, there is need to train instructors on more vocational skills and teaching methods to improve their performance. The Ministry of Youth Affairs should also develop a scheme of service for instructors in order to motivate them for better performance. Further research should be done on why academic qualifications and staffing of instructors had no influence on trainees vocational skills development in Youth Polytechnics. | en_US |
