Vocational Education and Economic Development in Nigeria

Ekpo, K; Okon, Abigail Edem

doi:10.4314/ijah.v3i2.20

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“…3,4 The CA is equipped mainly with vocational education; this may be acquired formally or informally through observation, apprenticeship, and short learning cycle. 5 Occupations such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, welders, bricklayers, and painters are included in this category. 4 Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide.…”

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A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Prevalence and the Risk Factors of Tobacco Use Amongst Construction Artisans in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Background: Construction artisans are those who perform skilled work relating to the erection or assembly of a large structure. These artisans are prone to tobacco use. This study aims to assess the prevalence and the associated risk factors of tobacco use amongst construction artisans in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study employed a multi-stage sampling technique to select participants (carpenters and bricklayers) artisans, journeymen, and their apprentices who were working in Ekiti State. Chi-square and logistic regression were used to test for association in bivariate and multivariate analyses respectively. Results: The prevalence of ever-smoke amongst respondents was 19.3%. Multivariate analysis showed that artisans who were within the age range 31-40 years were four times more likely to use tobacco (OR=3.410; CI=1.476-7.878). Similarly, being in school and divorced/separated were associated with tobacco use. Conclusion: Noting the increased prevalence of tobacco use among construction artisans when compared to the general population, and few self-reported cases of addiction amongst users demands action from communities and government at all levels. Keywords Construction artisans, tobacco use, Nigeria

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A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Prevalence and the Risk Factors of Tobacco Use Amongst Construction Artisans in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Facilitating Entrepreneurship Interest among Bricklaying, Block Laying and Concreting Students in Technical Colleges in Katsina State

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Ubale²,

Armaya’u³

2023

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Entrepreneurship, which often involves learning about how to launch and expand a firm, is frequently considered a topic for students of business disciplines rather than technical students. At light of this, the study identified the elements that encouraged entrepreneurial interest among students studying bricklaying, block laying, and concrete in technical colleges in Katsina State. The 55 participants for the survey research study were 34 BBC students, 10 BBC teachers, and 9 administrators from the three Government Technical Colleges in Katsina State. The complete population was employed for the study due to the manageable size of the population, which is why the purposive sampling approach was used. A structured questionnaire designed by the researchers under the name Facilitating Entrepreneurship Interest Questionnaire (FEIQ) served as the data gathering tool. The instrument was evaluated by three specialists, and Cronbach Alpha yielded a reliability rating of 0.86. The mean and standard deviation were utilized to answer the study questions, and a 0.05 level of significance ANOVA was employed to test the null hypotheses. The results showed that: family background, student participation in entrepreneurship, exposure to entrepreneurship courses, low profit margin, and inability to identify business opportunity, lack of proper guidance in business, and lack of start-up capital are the factors influencing bricklaying/block laying and concrete students' interest in participating in entrepreneurship in Government Technical Colleges of Katsina State. To encourage and foster the spirit of entrepreneurship in the students, it was suggested that the National Education Research and Development Center create entrepreneurship curricula that would be taught as a standalone subject at technical colleges.

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Vocational Education and Economic Development in Nigeria

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A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Prevalence and the Risk Factors of Tobacco Use Amongst Construction Artisans in Ekiti State, Nigeria

A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Prevalence and the Risk Factors of Tobacco Use Amongst Construction Artisans in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Facilitating Entrepreneurship Interest among Bricklaying, Block Laying and Concreting Students in Technical Colleges in Katsina State

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