International Journal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyAuthors: Agu, P. M., Echara Wilson Sunday, Mbam, Arinze Raphael, Chimdia Abara Obasi, Joseph Odii, Ogbonnaya Orji Rex
Abstract: Curbing of social vices and unemployment in any society has never been an easy task. Unemployment is a major economic virus militating against the economic well-being of many countries in recent times, and this menace has resulted in increasing rate of social vices such as sexual harassment, prostitutions, arm robbery, thuggery, drugs, gambling, rape etc among youths. To solve the above problem revenging the society, this paper looked at effective utilization of electrical/electronics skills for social vices and unemployment reduction. The ultimate aim of Electrical-Electronics education is gainful employment and it is interesting to note that the discipline is dynamic, lucrative and versatile and as such have numerous employment opportunities for self-reliance. The concept of social vices, unemployment, skills in Electrical-Electronics Education; the goals of Electrical-Electronics Education in curbing social vices and unemployment rate were discussed. The paper also outlined the causes of social vices and unemployment. The skills in electrical/electronics discussed are radio and TV repair and servicing skills, house wiring skills, electrical installation skills, transformer installation and earthing skills, conduit wiring skills, battery charging skills, and electric machine coil winding skills. To this, the paper suggested that engaging youths in electrical/electronics skills or the like will go a long way in reducing the menace of social vices and unemployment among youths and that, the wide gap between the classroom and the industry should be bridged by skill acquisition policy in every ramification. And the conclusion was that, the ratio of theoretical to practical should be 30:70 because you learn what you see, but you remember what you touch.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15735178
