Abstract:

This study aimed at developing work skills required for enhancing backward secondary school students in Imo State. Specifically, the study was designed to develop a programme for training in Business education skills, Technical Education skills and Home Economics skills adequate for making backward students self-reliant. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. The population of the study was made up of all 28 vocational education teachers in all technical colleges in Imo State and 10 lecturers from 10 tertiary institutions that offer training for vocational and technical teachers. Data was collected from the population and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the training environment should be replica of the working environment where the trainees would work to make it easy for him to adapt. Adequate repetition of training in experience from the training areas should be given to the trainees. Thus, this will help to achieve self-reliant. Contribution/Originality: The study contributed to the existing literature by promoting evidence for extent work-skills required enhancing backward students in secondary schools. The peculiarity of this study is based on business skills, technical education skills, and home economics skills which were used but were not used in the previous research studies.