| dc.description.abstract | A successful skills training and development programme is an integral part of a
dynamic workforce, and is a prerequisite for economic and social development of
a country. This study seeks to find out institutional factors influencingparticipation
of trainees’ in public technical vocational education and training institutes in
Kinango sub-county. The research was prompted by the trainees who enroll in
TVET institutesand after a while leave for menial jobs in Mombasa and its environs
or loiters along the beaches. It intends to answer questions such as: to what extent
did inadequacy of training facilities influence trainees’ participation? To what
extent did the competency of instructors of TVET influence trainees’ participation?
To what extent did the curriculum of TVET influence trainees’ participation? To
what extent did the inadequacy of financial resources influence trainees’
participation and finally to what did the trainees’ attitude influence their
participation in TVET? The study findings will likely help TVET curriculum
planners to come up with curriculum which is trainees’ friendly and relevant to
improve TVET. It will also enlighten the youth on benefits of participating in
TVET, the study adopted a descriptive research survey design which involved
asking respondents questions about particulars under study. The target population
comprised of 1296 members and a sample size of 104 respondents. A simple
random sampling technique was used to sample trainees Proportionate sampling
was used to select instructors’ and managers were purposively selected.
Questionnaires with open and closed ended questions were used to realize the
findings. Data were processed and analyzed. Quantitative analysis used descriptive
and inferential statistics with the aid of a computer programme-Statistical Package
for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20and also by use of frequency counts, means
and Percentages. Qualitative data was analyzed by tallying the numbers of similar
responses. Results were presented using frequency distribution tables, graphs and
pie charts. Validity of the instruments was done through experts in research and
piloting. Reliability was tested by subjecting the instruments to a pilot study twice
after two weeks. The study findings indicated that there was a significant
relationship between training facilities, instructors’ competence, planned
curriculum, financial resources and trainees’ attitude with the trainees’
participation. The study therefore recommends for employment of more instructors
and their re-training, campaign to create awareness of significant of trainees
undertaking the TVET courses to the end to change the negative perception. It also
recommends mobilization of funds to TVET institution by the county government
.Suggestion for further study to be carried out on socio-economic factors
influencing the participation of trainees in TVET institutions in Kinango subcounty. | en_US |
