EFFECT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHEME ON PERCEIVES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IN SELECTED PUBLIC POLYTECHNICS, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
ThisstudyinvestigatestheeffectoftheIndustrialTrainingSchemeontheperceived
academicperformanceofstudentsinOfficeTechnologyandManagementinselected
publicpolytechnicsinOgunState,Nigeria.TheIndustrialTrainingScheme,anintegral
component of polytechnic education,aims to provide students with practical
experienceandenhancetheiracademicandprofessionalskills.Thestudyexplores
how participation in the scheme impacts students’academic performance,the
relevanceofskillsacquired,andchallengesfacedduringthetraining.
Data was collected through questionnaires distributed to 200 students who had
undergone IndustrialTraining.The research questions focused on the perceived
improvementinacademicperformance,relevanceofacquiredskills,challengesduring
the training,the quality ofsupervision and mentorship,and the difference in
performancebetweenstudentswhoparticipatedintheIndustrialTrainingSchemeand
thosewhodidnot.
Findingsrevealthatmoststudentsexperienced significantimprovementsin their
academicperformance,particularlyinpracticalsubjects,duetotheskillsgainedduring
theirtraining.However,challenges such as inadequate supervision and resource
constraintswereidentified.ThestudyalsoshowsthatstudentswithIndustrialTraining
experiencegenerallyperformedbetteracademicallycomparedtotheirpeerswhodid
notparticipate.
ThestudyconcludesthatwhiletheIndustrialTrainingSchemepositivelyinfluences
students’academicdevelopment,improvementsinthestructureandsupervisionof
theprogram arenecessaryformaximizingitsbenefits.Recommendationsaremade
forenhancingthequalityofmentorship,increasingresourceallocation,andensuring
betteralignmentbetweenacademiccontentandfieldwork.
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