Global Journal of Human Social Science, G: Linguistics and Education, Volume 21 Issue 14

conscious off at all times that it might happen to anybody especially in the Yenagoa metropolis Bayelsa State. Some youths make asking of alms as a life style, instead of acquiring appropriate vocational and technological skills for sustainable development, they rather stand at busy junctions to beg passerby for financial help. Sincerely, vocational and technology education is capable of empowering youths for industrialization in the state to increase employment opportunities. The problem of the study therefore is, how is vocational and technology education a tool for industrialization in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. a) Purpose of the study The main purpose of this study was to determine vocational and technology education: a tool to industrialization in Bayelsa State Nigeria. Specifically, the study determines; 1. The extent vocational and technology education a tool to job creation for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. 2. The extent vocational and technology education a tool to poverty alleviation for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria 3. The extent vocational and technology education a tool to self reliance for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. b) Research Questions The following research questions guide the study. 1. To what extent does vocational and technology education a tool to job creation for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria? 2. To what extent does vocational and technology education a tool to poverty alleviation for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria? 3. To what extent does vocational and technology education a tool to self-reliance for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria? c) Hypotheses The following null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Ho 1 : There is no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female university graduates of vocational and technology education with respect to job creation for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Ho 2: There is no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female university graduates of vocational and technology education with respect to poverty alleviation for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Ho 3: A significant difference does not exist in the mean ratings of male and female university graduates of vocational and technology education with respect to self reliance for industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. III. M ethodology The study adopted comparative survey research design aimed at vocational and technology education as a tool to industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. According to Bari (2021). is the act of comparing two or more thing with a view to discovery something about one or all of the things being compared. The study was made up of 98 university graduates of vocational and technology education living in Yenagoa metropolis. The population consist 50 males and 48 females graduates of vocational and technology education. There was no sample technique, the whole population was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. Titled: Vocational and Technology Education Industrialization Questionnaire (VTETIQ). The questionnaire have three research questions, each research question was sub- divided into four questions which made up twelve questions sought on information on Vocational and Technology education as a tool to job creation, poverty alleviation and self –reliance. The instrument consist of five point rating scale option with Very High Extent (VHE), High Extent (HE) Moderate Extent (ME), Low Extent (LE) and Very Low Extent (VLE). Using a cut-off mean of 3.00. The validity of the instrument was validated by three experts on face, content and construct respectively. The reliability coefficient was carried out using test-retest method. The administration of the (VTETIQ) instrument was administered twice within an interval of two weeks. The scores obtained from the administration of the instrument were subjected to Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient which yielded 0.83. The data gathered was analyzed with mean and standard deviations to answer the research questions and the hypotheses were tested using z-test analysis at 0.05 level of significance. © 2021 Global Journals Volume XXI Issue XIV Version I 53 ( G ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2021 Vocational and Technology Education: A Tool to Industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria