Technological Skill Improvement Needs of Automobile Engineering Graduates to Effectively Maintain Hybrid Vehicles in Nigeria

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@article{1705297,
      author = {Thomas, Chinujinim Godstime, Amaechi, Onwuakalaegbule Joseph, Bassey, Imaobong Sunday},
      title = {Technological Skill Improvement Needs of Automobile Engineering Graduates to Effectively Maintain Hybrid Vehicles in Nigeria},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2023},
      volume = {7},
      number = {6},
      pages = {139-146},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1705297.pdf},
      abstract = {The study aimed to assess the technological skill improvement needs of automobile engineering graduates in Nigeria to effectively maintain hybrid vehicles. A survey research design was used, with a sample size of 265, including 243 practicing technicians and 22 lecturers/instructors from five tertiary institutions. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, validated by three experts. The Cronbach alpha method was used to determine the reliability coefficient, yielding .870. The study found that automobile engineering graduates needed improvement in 27 skills areas for servicing hybrid car engines and support systems, 13 skills areas for diagnosing faults in hybrid car engines and support systems, and 9 skills for repairing faults on hybrid car engines and support systems. The study recommended incorporating 49 skill items needed by automobile maintenance technicians into vocational/technical institutions' training programs, progressive training and retraining of teachers, lecturers, and instructors, organizing seminars and workshops for technicians, and establishing evening programs as vocational improvement centers under entrepreneurial programs in monotechnics, polytechnics, and technical colleges of education.},
      keywords = {Technological Skills, Automobile industry, Hybrid, TVET Graduates},
      month = {December},
  }