Quality Assurance in the Use of Information and Communications Technology Skills in Teaching and Learning: Implication for Business Educators in Colleges of Education in Edo and Delta States of Nigeria

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Globalization are two global phenomena that have impacted positively on modern businesses in many parts of the world. Business Education is one of the disciplines designed to equip students with requisite skills for self-employment and one of the major tools used for this great assignment is the use of ICT tools such as internet, data base management or spreadsheet applications etc, However, adequate attention has not been given to the use of ICT skills in teaching and learning of business education courses by Business educators at the College of Education level in Edo and Delta States, especially in handling the vast arrays of ICT tools and facilities available to them. This paper will therefore, focus on quality assurance in the teaching of ICT skills by Business Educators in Colleges of Education in Edo and Delta States of Nigeria. The paper will x-ray the problems associated with the incorporation of ICT skills in the impartation and learning of Business Education courses and programmes in these Colleges, its impact on the student in the work environment in an ever changing and innovation driven economy and society. The paper will employ the use of structured questionnaire and survey method of gathering data, which will be analyzed and make appropriate recommendations that will help government, curriculum planners and the Management of Colleges of Education and similar institutions in Nigeria embrace, improve and institute the use of ICT skills in the teaching and learning of Business Education courses and programmes.