Enhancing Engineering Development in Nigerian Institutions

Abstract

Technical development comprises the learning of professional skills, as well as theoretical and practical engineering knowledge. Engineering departments of different universities and polytechnics in Nigeria were investigated using Pareto Analysis to understand the major causes of poor engineering development in Nigerian Institutions and ways to enhance it. The findings indicate that the major causes of poor engineering developments were  poor funding, a lack of a functional policy framework, non utilization of existing laboratories, poor teaching skills, a lack of functional workshop facilities, an unstable engineering road map, a poor curriculum, decay in educational infrastructure, non-implementation of the educational budget, and poor collaboration between industries and institutions. After the analysis of all the problems hampering engineering development in Nigerian Institution using Pareto Analysis of 20/80 Rules, the result shows that the seven major causes, which mostly affected the engineering development are; Collaboration between engineering department and industries, poor teaching method, non-maximum utilization laboratories, non study of existing products and functions,  lack of functional laboratories, inadequate of professional and experienced teachers, non utilization of research findings. Tackling those seven problems head-on will bring significant improvement in the development of engineering in Nigerian Institutions. Other various methods for enhancing engineering development in Nigerian institutions were stated.