Skills Required for Effective Utilization of Solar Energy for Sustainable Self Employment of Electrical/Electronics Technology Education Graduates in Enugu Urban
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
In the quest for alternative source of power that could be renewable, sustainable, environment friendly, pollution free and above all, energy that meet the demand of the whole world has led to the discovery of solar energy which is radiant light and heat from the sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies. The objective of this study was to determine the practical and entrepreneurial skills required by E/E technology education graduates for effective utilization of solar energy for sustainable power supply in Enugu Urban. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consisted of 29 technicians and 55 technologists located in Enugu Urban and were entirely used as there was no sampling. A structured five point scale and weighted questionnaire was used for data collection, validated by 3-experts while the reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha and it yielded an index of 0.87. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was employed to test the hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the reseach findings, the technicians and technologists agreed that entrepreneurial skills like record keeping skills, good accountancy skills, good work attitudinal skills are very highly required for effective utilization of solar energy in Enugu state while practical skills like ability to detect faults, production and assemblage of solar components and the likes are highly required for the utilization of solar energy. The study recommends that funding of solar technology research and development initiatives in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of Education (Technical) and research institutes should be encouraged for the development and utilization of efficient solar components; More training and emphasis on solar skills should be placed in teaching and learning of solar system in Nigerian institutions on the advantages derivable from solar energy technology for effective utilization for sustainable self employment of electrical/electronic technology education graduates. Keywords: Solar Energy,be renewable, sustainable, environment friendly.
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Oluka Sussan Ngozi, Onyebuenyi Promise Nkwachi
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