SKILLS DEMAND BY INDUSTRIES IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

AWONUGA OLUKAYODE AWONUGA OLUKAYODE

AWONUGA OLUKAYODE National Open University, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study focused on skills demand by industries in the contemporary society. A
research question bordering on non-technical skills demand by industries in the
contemporary society guided the study. A self-developed questionnaire entitled
“Skills Demand Questionnaire” (SDQ) was used to collect data from 261
respondents. The SDQ was validated by three experts and a reliability coefficient
of 0.79 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient method. The data collected
were analyzed using descriptive statistics to answer the research question raised
and inferential statistics of t-test to test the null hypothesis formulated. The study
revealed that all the identified non-technical skills are needed by industries in the
contemporary society. The study further recommended that technical teachers
should align themselves with skills in demand by industries and train students as
appropriate