BUILDING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOR INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

By O. O. Kennedy & A. Patience

Abstract: The study investigated the collaboration of Building Technology education and the Industry for innovation and sustainable Entrepreneurship development in Delta State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of 20 teachers and 40 students were randomly selected from four (4) out of the nine (9) public Technical colleges in Delta state. The questionnaire was made up of three parts according to the research questions and 24 items were generated with eight (8) items each for research questions one, two and three. The response options were strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree and strongly Disagree and with a criterion mean of 2.50 and above for selection of items. Three experts validated the questionnaire items, two from department of industrial Technology Education and one from the Department of measurement and evaluation, all from Delta State University Abraka. Reliability coefficient of 0.76 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha reliability method. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The result of data analysis revealed among others that there is a mismatch between technical training and work place environment. It was recommended among others that stronger collaboration should be fostered between technical colleges and industries to expose students to real- world industrial environment.
Keyword: Building Technology, Industry Collaboration, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development