The increased number of new sub-systems in modern automobiles, intended to improve upon their\r\nsafety, economy and comfort among other things, have made them more sophisticated and complex to\r\nmaintain. The curriculum for the training programmes of their maintenance personnel in Nigerian\r\nTechnical Colleges has however, remained rigid since 1985, over two decades behind the state-of-theart\r\ntechnologies. This study thus, identified the innovations perceived as important to be integrated into\r\nthe curriculum to enhance its relevance and adequacy. A researcher-designed structured questionnaire\r\nwas used to survey the opinions of mechanical staff of two automobile assembly plants and the subject\r\nteachers in technical colleges in three purposively selected states of Nigeria, being Benue, Enugu and\r\nKaduna states. Data obtained from 56 respondents were analyzed. Three null hypotheses were tested\r\nusing the t-test statistics. It was found that 41 innovations including Anti-lock Braking System (ABS),\r\nElectronic Fuel Injection (EFI), Variable Valve Timing Intelligence (vvt-i), On-board Detection and\r\nDiagnostic System (OBD), etc. were perceived as important to be integrated into appropriate modules of\r\nthe curriculum. Interventions to upgrade both human and material resources in order to facilitate the\r\nteaching and learning of skills related to these innovations were recommended.
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