Harnessing Artificial Intelligence on Building Technology Undergraduates’ Skills Acquisition for Sustainable Employability in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines harnessing Artificial Intelligence on building technology undergraduates’ skills acquisition for sustainable employability in Oyo State, Nigeria. Three objectives were raised for the study with three research questions. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population for the study consisted of 140 building technology students in their 100 and 200 levels in Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo. The entire 140 students were involved in the study because the size is manageable. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Questionnaire” (HAIQ) which was designed on a modified 4-point Likert scale. The instrument was validated by research experts in measurements and evaluation and also experts in Technology Education. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was obtained through Cronbach Alpha method and the reliability co-efficient (r) value of 0.90 was obtained. The questionnaires retrieved by the researcher and were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The result showed that AI has the capacity of influencing soft and life skills acquisitions of undergraduates especially building technology students. Acquisition of these skills will go a long way in assisting them to set up their own ventures and manage them. It was therefore recommended that administrators of tertiary institutions should device effective strategies capable of attracting and motivating the unskilled, inactive and unemployed population in Nigeria such that development of relevant skills and knowledge that will make them active and functional in the society.