Effect of Technical and Vocational Education Training on Poverty Status of Respondents in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State

Abstract

The study examined the effects of technical and vocational education training on the poverty status of the respondents in Abeokuta South Local Government area of Ogun State. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A total sample of One hundred and fifty (150) respondents was used in the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data collected for the study. The study reveals that: 12.7% of the beneficiaries were less than or equal to 20 years majority of 50.0% were between 21-30 years with a mean age at 31.1 years. The majority (54.0%) of the beneficiaries of the skill were male. More than half (66.7%) of the beneficiaries were Christians, Most (53.7%) had tertiary education. The majority (53.4%) were single. The majority (47.3%) of the beneficiaries of the skill spent between 6-8 months in the skill acquisition training. The findings showed that over half (63.3%) of the beneficiaries were highly involved in the skills. Little above a quarter (38.0%) of the beneficiaries were better off post-training, while (48.7.0%) of the beneficiaries had a moderately improved poverty status. Educational level of the beneficiaries (χ² = 21.117; p = 0.020) showed significant relationship with their poverty status, Also duration (χ² = 16.362, p = 0.012) and marital status (χ² = 14.043, p= 0.007), were significant related with the poverty status of beneficiaries. There was a positive and significant (r=-0.311, p=0.030) relationship between skills beneficiaries utilization and their poverty status. The study recommended that efforts towards awareness should be geared towards self-reliance and done by all stakeholders involved in advocacy of vocational skill acquisition, such as the governments, non-governmental organizations. Beneficiaries in these enterprises should be supported with more incentives in terms of the purchase of the basic equipment and tools and financial packages.