This study focuses on technical workshops and teacher quality in english speaking technical secondary schools and the impact on students’ academic performance in public examinations. A descriptive survey research design was used in conducting the study. Data were collected from 1017 participants. 739 of them were students in the examination classes, 260 were teachers, 18 pedagogic inspectors. Data were collected from 11 technical secondary schools. These schools were from the South West and the North West regions and were functional schools due to the socio-economic crisis affecting these regions. Data were collected using questionnaire and interview guide. Test items on the questionnaire were designed using the four point Likert scale. The reliability analysis of the different sets of questionnaires was above 0.05 level of significance. Data was analysed using SPSS standard version 21.0. Students were the most satisfied (68.4%), followed by pedagogic inspectors (64.1%) and lastly teachers (50.9). Based on the Chi Square test, the P-value (0.207) is greater than 0.05 hence indicating that the three stakeholders had the same level of expectations. Students were the most satisfied with workshops and practical’s (42.6%), followed by teachers (31.1%) and then pedagogic inspectors (30.0%). Based on the chi square test, the P-value (0.338) is greater than 0.05 hence indicating that there was no significant difference in perception among the three stakeholders. In the others sense, all the three stakeholders were highly dissatisfied with workshops and practical’s. Students the most expected improvement of workshops and practical’s as to optimally enhancing performance in public examinations (83.0%), followed by pedagogic inspectors (61.1%) and then teachers (55.0%). Based on these results, recommendations were made following the specific objectives. The curriculum of technical education should be adapted to the needs of our society, the government should should equip technical workshops in schools and create more training institutions and equip them with training facilities and also promote continuous professional development so to improve students’ academic performance in public examinations.
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