Abstract
The study was carried out to ascertain the managerial competencies possessed and demonstrated by technical college Auto-Mechanics graduates employed in tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study used one research question and one null hypothesis that guided the study. The study was carried out in all the accredited tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Survey research design was adopted because of its relevance in descriptive study, audience research and programme monitoring. The population of the study was made up of 110 heads of academic and non-academic departments that served as the supervisors of the products in the tertiary institutions. The population was considered manageable and there was no sample and sampling technique. Structured competency questionnaire validated by three experts from university of Nigeria was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while the t-test statistics was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that products possed and demonstrated the seven managerial competency traits studied. Following the result of the study it was recommended that government and stake holder in Vocational Technical Education should continue to provide relevant resources inputs to encourage and sustain technical education at the technical college level among others.
Publication Date: 2016-06-14