| dc.description.abstract | The study explored the institutional factors that influence quality training in
Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training in Siaya Sub-county, Siaya
region. It investigated the influence of quality training on physical facilities in
Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training and skills needed in
industries. Also to establish the extent to which skills taught in Technical,
Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training influence industrial attachment use,
influence of courses offered and skills used in industries and lastly teaching/
learning resources influence skill use in industries. This was a descriptive survey
study and the sample composed of 2 principals, 24 out of 60 teachers who were
selected using random sampling and 32 out of 80 students purposively selected.
Students structured questionnaire and interview schedule were employed in
collecting the research data. Collected data was analysed using descriptive
method, content analysis was applied on qualitative data to establish the
credibility, accuracy, consistency and usefulness of the data sought. This data was
then coded and analysed using frequencies and percentages. The data was
presented in tables and charts. Cronbach Alpha was sued to determine the
reliability of the questionnaires. The findings of the study were; need to
renumerate teachers well in terms of salaries, the need to build modern workshop
with relevant equipment and facilities. The need to in-service teachers to keep
them abreast with modern skills trending in the market, Government to increase
their financial support in terms of bursaries and grants, the need to employ more
instructors / teachers and lastly the exams to be practically oriented as compared
to the current trend. The results showed that there are voids on institutional
factors that influence quality training. The results showed that the number of
teachers need to be increased to match those of the learners, there is need for
proper ratio to be reached. Teachers need to be taken for in-service courses and
workshops to be organized outside the school to help them benchmark with other
colleges to create awareness on the need for new needs skills. The results that
were founded was that students need to be practically tested and practicals need
to take precedence of the written examination. Recommendations from the
findings is the provision of adequate equipment / facilities to the technical
training institutions so as to address the challenges of lack of modem resources,
also creating a direct match with skills taught in TVET institution to match the
right skills needed in industries and business organizations and lastly to embrace
stakeholders to put in a joint effort towards laying modern infrastructure layout to
match those skills that are needed in industries and business organizations. The
study recommends that the government to continue with her role of providing the
necessary current infrastructure and teaching/learning resources in liason with
the stakeholders in education to make trainees to be fully equipped with the right
skills when they join the world of work. | en_US |
