Impact of Vocational Training on Poverty alleviation in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Abstract

Globally, vocational training has become an important programme. In Nigeria various governmental Institutions at different levels are doubling effort in promoting vocational training basically to combat unemployment and poverty. Therefore, this study assessed Impact of Vocational Training on Poverty Alleviation in Bauchi State. The study was a survey which utilized both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data were obtained through the instrument of questionnaires. While secondary data were gathered from the report of Bauchi State Agency for Rehabilitation and Development of Youths and Women. A total of 367 questionnaires were administered randomly to the respondents out of which 363 were returned valid and used for the analysis. Data were collected, organized and analyzed into tables and percentages. The analyses were done through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Simple regression was used in analyzing the data. The study revealed that fish farming impacted positively on the income levels of the beneficiaries. The study further found out that computer training has also impacted positively on the educational status of the beneficiaries. The study concluded that vocational training have impacted positively on poverty alleviation in Bauchi state. The study also recommends that; Bauchi state government should initiate policies that will encourage all local government within the state to create vocational training centres so as to train more youths so that their income level will be increase.