table of contents - ITF Nigeria

carried out, Existence of training policy in companies and Strategies to address
Skills-Gap in the sector.
Most items on the instrument for the Production Managers were structured on a
4-point scale of ‘High’, ‘Average’, ‘Low’ and ‘Very Low’, while some were open
and close ended questions. Respondents were then instructed to respond
according to their degree of agreement with the statements contained in the
instrument.
3.4 DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENT FOR DATACOLLECTION
The instrument was researchers’ designed. In developing the instrument, the
researchers had to consult other related, developed and validated instruments.
Items were also generated from books, research reports, journals, consultations
with stakeholders in the industry and write ups on the FB&T Sector. The
information generated from all sources was then collated as questionnaire items.
3.4.1 Validation of Instrument
The questionnaires designed for the study were subjected to validation process
for face validity. McBurney (2006) defines face validity as the idea that a test
should appear superficially to test what it is supposed to test.
To carry out the validation exercise, copies of the questionnaire along with the
objectives and purpose of study were scrutinized by experts in Research
&Development Division of the Industrial Training Fund. The instrument was
examined for appropriateness and adequacy. Useful observations and suggestions
were made and the instrument was modified.
Thereafter, a pilot study of the instrument was conducted among selected
companies in the sub-sector. This was done in order to discover:
48