Study on the Performance Evaluation of Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) in Federal Polytechnic Offa, Nigeria | Chapter 6 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 10

The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a skills and training preparatory programme designed to expose students from higher education institutions to real-world experiences. The quality of students' industrial work experience and the high rate of graduate unemployment constitute a severe threat to institutions, societies, and the environment as a whole. The performance of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme at Federal Polytechnic Offa, Nigeria, was investigated. The following objectives were addressed in order to achieve the study's goal: evaluate the level of performance of students from various participating departments in the Federal Polytechnic Offa's SIWES programme, evaluate the average performance of students in the SIWES programme across all participating departments in Federal Polytechnic Offa, and evaluate the differences between the SIWES scores of various participating departments within the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Nigeria between The study used a quantitative method, with data collected from National Diploma Students from the seventeen (17) participating departments over a five-year period (2014-2018). The data was analysed using inferential statistics such as Two-Way Analysis of Variance and simple descriptive statistical models. The survey discovered a declining trend in student performance. The p-values of the mean student scores in each department were 0.002, and the mean student scores on an annual basis were 0.016, all of which were less than 0.05. The null hypothesis is rejected, and the alternative hypothesis is accepted: there is a substantial difference between students' departmental and annual SIWES scores. The difference is between all departments, according to the Least Significant Difference (LSD) post hoc test. The study suggested creating a data pool of suitable training institutions and developing technologies for effective student placement in order to promote skill acquisition and employability.

Author(S) Details

Abdul Akeem O. Otunola
Department of Estate Management and Valuation, Federal Polytechnic Offa, P.M.B.420, Offa Kwara State, Nigeria.

N. O. Olanipekun
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Offa, P.M.B.420, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Abdullateef O. Alabi
Department of Computer Engineering Technology, Federal Polytechnic Offa, P.M.B.420, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

A. T. Abdullateef
Department of Estate Management and Valuation, Federal Polytechnic Offa, P.M.B.420, Offa Kwara State, Nigeria.

M. K. Lawal
Department of Computer Engineering Technology, Federal Polytechnic Offa, P.M.B.420, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

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