Challenges of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Students in Building Wiring

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Electrical installation is dangerous because it involves electricity. To be an effective electrician, one must follow the rules and regulation of the Philippines Electrical Code for safety. EIM students are facing different kinds of challenges while studying. Some problems are really difficult to handle. Some students can solve the challenges but others cannot. Building wiring is one of the purposes of Electrical Installation and Maintenance. It teaches those students about installing electricity or any activities related to this.

METHODS

This study utilizes a quantitative method. The data gathered was based on the questionnaire distributed to the respondents and used as the primary instrument. The researcher used a questionnaire in conducting the research with thirty (30) Electrical Installation and Maintenance students as respondents. The researcher collected the answered questionnaires for tallying the results on the Challenges of Electrical Installation and Maintenance on students in building wiring.

RESULTS

The respondents are all male students of Tacurong National High School from the Grade 12 Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) strand. Building wiring shows that the main challenge of the respondents was observing and following a floor plan. Working in a noisy place is also experienced by almost all of the respondents. It shows that for the common risks of building wiring, almost all common risks were experienced sometimes by the respondents.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that in every challenge, different common risks are always involved. The respondents need to enhance their skills and they have to engage themselves in various activities to learn more about building wiring. It is recommended by the researchers that the respondents should further enhance and sharpen their skills through engaging in different or various orientations, lectures, and other activities not only related in building wiring but most importantly on Electrical Installation and Maintenance.