School Workshop Safety Practices and Students’ Skill Acquisition in Electrical Installation Works in Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State

Abstract

The study was designed to determine the relationship between School Workshop Safety Practices and
Students’ Skill Acquisition in Electrical Installation Works in Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. Two
research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The population for the study was 45
which comprised 27 Electrical Installation teachers and 18 Workshop assistants in the six Technical
Colleges in Akwa Ibom State. No sampling was taken as the whole population was used for the study. An
instrument called School Workshop Safety Practices and Students’ Skill Acquisition in Electrical Installation
Works (SWSPSSAEIW) was used to collect data. The collected data were analysed using Pearson-Product-
Moment-Correlation Coefficient (PPMC). The results from the study showed that adherence to electric
shock preventive measures and regular safety audits relate positively to students’ skill acquisition in
Electrical Installation Works. It was recommended among others that Electrical Installation students should
be properly taught on how to keep maintenance record of equipment in the workshop and teachers of
electrical installation should ensure that electrical students are well groomed on how to carry out accident
investigation procedures.