Abstract
The study assessed the level of availability and extent of utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities for teaching Electrical/Electronic Trades in Technical Colleges in Adamawa State. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A total of 214 respondents comprising 2 Principals, 9 Teachers and 203 NTC II Students offering Electrical Engineering Trades formed the population for the study. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A check-list and 47- item structured questionnaire based on a 4 point rating scale was used to elicit information. Frequency count was used to answer research questions 1 and 2 while mean and standard deviation answered research questions 3 and 4. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using z-test. The findings of the study revealed that commonly available and utilized ICT facilities are Computer set and AutoCAD application. Printers, scanners, CD ROMs, TV set, cable satellite are also available but not utilized while all the remaining facilities (starboard, caspoc, circuit maker, electronic white board, PA system, multimedia projector amongst others) are not available. Recommendations based on the findings were made among which is that: Adequate provision should be made for all categories of ICT facilities to be used in teaching Electrical Engineering Trades at technical colleges, and also Teachers and Students should be encouraged on the capacity to use ICT facilities for teaching. This could be achieved by way of capacity building and other motivational strategies that include the Teacher Owns Laptop Programme.