Abstract: Engineering courses prepare students with skills that promote self-employment. Despite the importance of engineering, student performance in Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) examinations has been below expectations. The objective of thispublication wasestablishing impact of physical facilities on trainees skill acquisition in engineering courses in TVET institutes in Lake Victoria Region, Kenya. Thispublication was anchored on the Dekeyser'sSkill Acquisition Theory of 2007. The research design used was Concurrent Triangulation. The population used was 5 principals, 56 trainers, 20 heads of department, and 828 trainees taking engineering courses in selected TVET Institutes. The sample size constituted 5 principals, 8 heads of departments, 16 trainers, and 251 trainees. However only 218 (88.21 percent) trainees out of 251 returned questionnaires......
Key Word – skill acquisition, leadership, policy, Academic Achievement, Education and secondary Schools
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