Abstract
The study was carried out to determine the activities of trainers and trainees in quality apprenticeship
system of pineapple production for enhancing employment opportunities of youth in Awgu Local
Government Area of Enugu State. Two research questions and two null hypothesis guided the study.
The study adopted survey research design and was carried out in Awgu Local Government Area of
Enugu State. The population for the study was 167 made up of 46 youths, 40 extension agents and
81 farmers from which 121 were studied. Two sets of structured questionnaire with 40 (set A 29 and B
11) items developed from the literature received for the study were used for collecting data. Each item
in the questionnaire was assigned a four response options for Highly Required (HR), Averagely
Required (AR), slightly Required (SR) and Not Required (NR) with values of 4, 3, 2 and 1
respectively. The structured questionnaire items were face-validated by three experts while Cronbach
alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items and an average coefficient
of 0.80 was obtained (0.87 and 0.73 for 1 & 2 respectively). The questionnaire was administered on
121 respondents (81 farmers and 40 extension agents) with the help of five assistants. Out of 121
copies of questionnaire administered, 120 (80 farmers & 40 extension agents) copies were retrieved
and analyzed weighted means was used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to
test the null hypotheses at the probability of .05 and 28 degrees of freedom. The study found out that
40 (29 for trainers and 11 for trainees) items were activities identified by the study of required for
quality apprenticeship system. It was recommended that the identified 40 items be utilized by trainers
and trainees for quality apprenticeship system in pineapple production in Awgu Local Government
Area of Enugu State.
Keywords: Apprenticeship, Pineapple, Improvement, Suckers, Crown, Slip
Publication Date: 2018-12-06