FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STUDENTS ENROLMENT IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT (CASE STUDY OF OSUN STATE POLYTECHNIC, IREE, OSUN STATE)

The purpose of this work was to find out the factors associated with students enrolment in office technology and management department, case study of Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Osun state. The population of the study was 504 students of Department of Office Technology and Management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. The researcher decided to use probability sampling techniques to select 140 students from the population. Four (4) research questions guided the study. Questionnaires were distributed by hand and the data were analyzed through simple mean method. The findings revealed that institutional factors contributes to students enrollment into office technology and management department. It was concluded that students’ enrolment in the Office Technology and Management (OTM) Department is determined by a variety of interrelated factors that shape their educational choices and career aspirations. These factors include personal interest and perception of the programme, institutional provisions such as modern facilities and qualified staff, economic realities of students and their families, and socio-cultural influences from parents, peers, and society at large. It was recommended that the Institutions should organize career awareness programmes, seminars, and workshops in secondary schools to educate students and parents about the relevance and career opportunities available in the OTM profession.