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Item Promoting digital technology for labour leaders training in Nigeria: issues and perspectives(2022-06) Akinyooye, F. E.Labour union leaders are very important to the success of any union activities. The labour leaders are expected to drive their members towards the achievement of the various goals set by the union. These leaders therefore need the necessary leadership skills to enable them lead effectively. Hence, the need for regular training programs to equip them with adequate skills such as. empathy, communication, problem solving, creativity, interpersonal and team work. However, such regular training programmes aimed at equipping, building and enhancing union leaders’ capacity may not be possible due to constraints like time and finance. The break out of COVID-19 which ravaged the whole world has also served as a deterrent to physical training or gathering of people in large numbers. In order to overcome these barriers, there is a call to promote digital industrial training programmes for the labour leaders through the principles of Adult Education. This paper examined the rationale and perspectives for promoting digital industrial training programmes among labour union leaders in Nigeria.Item Influence of entrepreneurship training programmes on unemployed young adults of Ibadan metropolis in Oyo state, Nigeria(Department of Adult and Primary Education, University of Ilorin, 2021) Akinyooye, F. E.; Akanmu, O. O.; Akintola, M. S.The study examined the influence of entrepreneurship training programmes on unemployed young adults in Ibadan metropolis of Oyo State, Nigeria. Exploratory research design was employed while probability and non-probability sampling techniques were engaged to sample two-hundred and thirty (230) respondents from three main local governments within Ibadan metropolis. Both quantitative and qualitative instrument were used to elicit information. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used, while thematic analysis was used to report the qualitative part of the instrument. The empirical findings revealed that young adults’ involvement in entrepreneurship training enhanced them to create employment opportunity for their counterparts; improve their income level; and compete favourably with counterparts in the same line of business among others. Also, it was revealed that challenges facing them are multi-dimensional in nature including; financial constraints, sustaining and upgrading entrepreneurial activities; lack of defined market and weak marketing strategies of the potential and existing young adults involve in entrepreneurs; absence of tax incentives like tax holiday as well as multiple taxation among others. While registration and license fees for potential entrepreneurs; introduction of import substitution strategy to promote indigenous entrepreneurs; provision of reliable infrastructural facilities such as accessible road, and regular powerful supply to ensure effective operation of the needed entrepreneurs and creation of reliable data bank on existing entrepreneurs to mention a few are some of the strategies to overcome these challenges. Recommendations comprised provision of interest free loans, regular implementation ofentrepreneurship trainingprogrammesfor potential young adults and provision of welfare enhancing infrastructural facilities.Item Digital technology as a tool for changing learning space for workers’ training in Nigeria(2024) Akinyooye, F. E.Workers are essential part of the organisational system because they represent the human capital resources that drive all other factors or parts of the system in a bid to achieve the organizational goal. In order to keep the workers abreast of changes and to ensure acquisition of requisite skills needed for optimal performance, there is always the need to engage the workers in training and retraining from time to time. Organization of trainings for workers come in different forms and types. There could be on the job training where workers are exposed to learning components while on duty at work. There could also be organization of training outside the workplace when workers take time off to undergo trainings which will help in additional skill acquisition. Facilitators used for workers training can either be internal or external facilitators depending on the needs and choice of organisers. However, with the emergence of technology and the recent occurrence like the world pandemic which nearly stopped all activities even at the workplace, there have been many evolutions on how activities at workplace can be carried out. This is also inclusive of training process which can afford the workers the opportunity to learn and improve their skills inspite of the limitations prevalent in the world. One would then think of exploring digital training for workers in Nigeria. This paper looks at the need for a change of learning space for Nigerian workers, opportunities in digital training, challenges of digital technology at the workplace for training and some suggestions on how to maximize the benefits for training Nigerian workers.Item Factors predicting participation in skill acquisition training programme and skill development in Ibadan metropolis of Southwestern Nigeria(2022-09) Muibi, T. G.; Suulola, O. M.Background. Vocational skill acquisition constitutes an important component of the educational process of training both young and old adults including out-of-school children. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which vocational skill acquisition training programme impacted the lives of beneficiaries taking into consideration the influence of socio-cultural and environmental factors on peoples’ participation in vocational skill acquisition training programmes in Ibadan Metropolis of Southwestern Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 learners aged 11–50 years with at least two years of learning experience. Data were collected with a questionnaire and analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and chi-square analysis. Results. The results indicate that the majority of participants 41.3% (n=83) possesses National Diploma were unemployed youth graduates while 27.4% (n=55) possesses secondary education were out-of-school youth. A significant proportion of the age group 21 to 30 years constitutes the largest 65.7% (n=132) participated in vocational skill acquisition training programmes. The three socio-cultural important factors predicting peoples’ participation in skill acquisition training were cultural value system, social networks (family, friends and relatives) and customs and tradition disposition to vocational training programme. Again, the results also revealed that the three main environmental factors that influence learners’ participation in skill acquisition training were home environment (location of the training centres), society success stories on vocational skill acquisition and overemphasizing on skill acquisition to complement formal schooling. The main challenges facing learners to engage in vocation skill acquisition training programme were lack of motivation from the society, lack of modern machines and tools to work with after graduation, limited availability of industries for employment after graduation, limited opportunities for establishment after graduation and poor government policies on vocational skill acquisition programme. Conclusions. The out-of-school youths and unemployed youth graduates who participated in the study are willingly enrolled in vocational skill acquisition training programme based on the socio-cultural and environmental factors with the intention to acquired one skill or the other to be self-reliance. Having identified the importance of socio-cultural and environmental factors on peoples’ participation in vocational skill acquisition training programme will enable government put into consideration these factors in planning, organizing and implementing their vocational skill acquisition training programme in order to achieve desirable results on the citizenries. However, there are critical perceived barriers that need to be addressed, to enable more out-of-school youths and unemployed youth graduates with the desire to participate in vocational skill acquisition training programme to reduce unemployment rate in the country.Item Effects of assertiveness skills training and shaping strategy on social skills of students with hearing impairment in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2017-06) Isaiah, O. O.; Babarinde, A. C.The study determined the effect of assertiveness skills training and shaping strategy on social skills of students with hearing impairment in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. It employed pre-test, post-test, control group, quasi-experimental design of 3 x 2 Factorial matrix. A total of 30 senior secondary school students with hearing impairment were selected, using purposive sampling technique. Two instruments were used to identify the level of social skills of the participants at pre-test and to test the effectiveness of the treatment at the post-test levels. Three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Schefee Posthoc analysis. The results indicated that assertiveness skills training and shaping strategy were effective in improving the social skills of students with hearing impairment as indicated in higher mean scores obtained by the participants. However, self-concept has no significant main effect on the social skills of students. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, therefore, that assertiveness skills training should be used by teachers to enhance the social skills of students with hearing impairment.