Abstract
This study focused on utilization of student-centred instructional delivery
strategies for metal work programmes in public universities in Enugu state,
Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study.
The study used survey research design. Population comprised 21 metal work
educators, made up 12 lecturers and nine instructors drawn from public
universities offering metal work programmes in Enugu State. Questionnaire
was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using mean, standard
deviation and t-test. Major findings include 15 student-centred instructional
delivery strategies. These are problem based learning with ICT, project based
learning with ICT, and others. Other findings are 10 hindrances to use of
student-centred instructional strategies, including, poor awareness of
innovations in the system, poor infrastructure, refusal to yield to
instructional delivery innovations, inadequate manpower, among others.
Further findings are 12 ways of ameliorating challenges to use student-
centred instructional delivery strategies. These include, there should be
availability of innovation tools and equipment, and others. The paper
recommends, among others, that metal work stakeholders (metal work
educators) should collectively use methodologies and competencies in
instructional delivery that will improve acquisition of knowledge and skills
in metal work programmes.