EVALUATION OF NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN INFORMAL SECTOR AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the NADDC training programme for the informal sector of automobile mechanics in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. The design of the study was a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was one thousand, two hundred and two respondents (1,202). The study covered the entire country of Nigeria, which is divided into 6 geopolitical zones comprising of 15 training centres. The sample for the study was two hundred and seventy-two respondents, which was purposefully selected. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The collected data was analysed using mean and standard deviation, and hypotheses were tested using the ttest and ANOVA. The result revealed that the fifteen (15) objectives are highly appropriate for the training of automobile mechanics in the informal sector on maintenance and repairs of vehicles in Nigeria. Human resources at the training centres are highly adequate for the implementation of NADDC training programmes for automobile mechanics in the informal sector on maintenance and repairs of vehicles in Nigeria. Among the recommendations made was that the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Employment, Labour and Productivity, should ensure proper and adequate funding of the NADDC to enable it to carry out its objectives/mandate effectively. The government and other stakeholders should provide additional human resources to cover all areas, including health and safety personnel at all centres. Efforts should be made to improve the material resources at all centres to cope with the increasing need to up-skill automobile mechanics and technological advancement in the automobile industry.