Assessment of training methods and techniques in government craft development centres in rivers state, Nigeria : A case study of government craft development centre, port harcourt Rivers state, Nigeria

This study examined the assessment of training methods and techniques of Government Craft Development Centres, with Government Craft Development Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria as a case study. The population of the study consisted of all the vocational training programmes teachers and students of Government Craft Development Centres in Rivers State, Nigeria. A survey design was used for the study. The random sampling technique was employed for the study with 156 respondents. The research instrument used for the study was a questionnaire with 20 structured items was the major tool for data collection, aimed at eliciting information to answer the research questions. Mean and grand mean was used as a statistical tool to answer the research questions. T-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance was used to test the hypotheses. The results of the findings among others show that the application of the various training methods and techniques do not relate to the needs of the students. And this is as a result of several factors which include lack of relevant qualifications and experience of the teachers, inadequate motivation and remuneration of teachers, inadequate facilities for learning, as well as poor government funding policies for vocational training programmes. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made towards making the application of the various training methods and techniques relate to the needs of the students.